Renovated 1970s architecturally designed waterfront property with five bedrooms and three living areas plus workshop and study, all over six split levels. Jetty and landing.

Ocean replaces desert in a piece of Palm Springs on the North Shore.

This long-held property has guarded its charms.

This spacious home has an intriguing past.

Good property investment takes time, effort and long-term plans.

This bach comes complete with a 'Deck Hoppers' Association' membership.

Architecturally redesigned character home featuring sweeping harbour and city views.

Original Arts and Crafts home features fine craftsmanship but would benefit from restoration.

Mid-century home with unrivalled views, from Waiake, out to Rangitoto Island and around to Browns Bay.

Privacy cloaks this grand home and its many fine features.

Great recreational spaces were important for the Holloways, but their home has many more seriously good advantages.

Concern for animal well-being is the reason Maureen and Dick Boyd set up a cattery at Te Horo, about 60km north of Wellington.

Double-dip or update... this beach beauty offers choices.

Long Italian lunches are compulsory at this beautiful and productive Mediterranean-style estate.

An expansive property with an olive grove, a four-bedroom farmhouse, and two-bedroom minor dwelling.

A solid 1920s home in top school zones with multiple living spaces, sweeping urban views, pool, spa, sauna, tennis court and lovely gardens.

A perfectly laid-out replica villa on a large sunny rear site in the most desirable zone of the eastern suburbs.

An impeccable renovation, enviable position and oodles of charm mark this property in a suburb that's big on style.

Superb ocean views and thoughtful extras make living in this home a real joy.

I am an interior designer, not a landscape designer.

Beautiful Pakiri Point Lodge offers the perfect welcome to New Zealand

This grand home is a right-royal example of luxurious living.

In scenic grounds, offset by lime and olive groves, this pair of rural properties could well be heaven-sent.

Freemans Bay meets a luxurious resort in this stylishly renovated villa set in subtropical gardens, with spacious formal and informal living, large multi-workstation kitchen and wide covered veranda for year-round outdoor living.

Stately four-bedroom house on private, fully fenced section with generous indoor and outdoor living spaces in quiet tree-lined street.

Large hilltop home with stellar views and privacy, on full site in two separate titles (both with views).

Purchase separately or together, renovated kauri former church and 1950s bungalow, each on separate titles.

A luxury lodge constructed from block, cedar and stone on the cliff of Pakiri Beach.

In this Ron Sang-designed classic, a bow-shaped deck makes the home seemingly float above the lake.