Ref #: JHG16822

The Perfect Little Rural Property: 76 acres. ($NZ 1.35 million)

    

In the perfect world all rural lifestyle or pastoral properties would have sunny and warm, fertile north facing land of gentle terrain suitable for most purposes, wonderful elevated rural vistas, peace, privacy; and all this in close proximity to the Districts best schools, services and shopping. You could dream on – or consider this very unique little property. The location is Poukawa, a quiet, completely unspoiled and lovely rural valley approximately 15 kilometres south of and a short easy drive from either Havelock North or the city of Hastings.

 

Accessed by a quiet, no exit road without through traffic, the property lies on the gentle eastern slopes of the valley and lying naturally to the north and west, enjoys quite outstanding panoramic rural vistas over the beautiful Poukawa countryside and beyond. The front and lower portion is generally flat, rising gently to the rear of the property where elevated potential house sites have commanding views over the valley.

The soil types are described as Waipukarau and Matapiro sandy loam. These are the fertile, naturally free draining with some limestone influence. These are soils that have made Hawkes Bay renowned for healthy livestock production. The ideal combination of soils, gentle terrain and the warm sunny aspect demonstrate that the property would be well suited to a wide range of purposes besides livestock production including cash cropping and a range of tree crops.

 

Under the Hastings District Plan this property which is zoned “Plains” may be further subdivided by a new owner into 2 approximately equal size (minimum 12 hectares) blocks. There are a number of outstanding potential house sites on the property offering easy access and outstanding panoramic rural vistas.

 

The property has a short drive to State Highway No 2 which gives easy access (about 12 minutes) to both the city of Hastings and the popular village of Havelock North. The city of Napier and Napier airport are both about another 15 minutes drive north. Havelock North and Hastings have a wide range of private, state integrated and state primary, intermediate and secondary schools. Poukawa itself has an excellent small rural primary school which offers primary education in a quality of environment not often equalled in urban schools.

 

In a high position on the property a very reliable fresh water spring on the property has been developed with a pump to a reservoir which gravity feeds abundant high quality water to stock troughs through the property. The spring has the potential for irrigation water or for the creation of lakes and wetlands if this was desired by a new owner.

 

Amenity woodlots of Eucalypt and various deciduous trees have been well established and will add considerably to the value of this beautiful property in future years.

 

The property is currently leased to a reputable local agriculture company who are implementing a major pasture renewal scheme to further improve the property.

 

District: Hastings - Poukawa
Nearest Town: Havelock North
Nearest City: Hastings
Access - Primary Schooling: Poukawa Primary or Havelock North
Access - Intermediate Schooling: Havelock North or Hastings
Access - Secondary Schooling: Havelock North or Hastings
Contour - Flat: 20% approximately
Contour - Easy to undulating: 45% approximately
Contour - Medium hill: 35% approximately
Soil Types: LImestone derived soils: Waipukarau and Matapiro sandy loams.
Water: Abundant high quality spring water on site plus permanent spring fed stream.
Chattels: Water pump (new).
Improvements: Fencing. No buildings.
Homestead: None
Address (optional): Douglas Road, Poukawa, Hastings District.