New Zealand - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Some more pics.

[patches]

 

McKenzie District, one of my favourite areas in the country!

 

Did you have decent weather on the Hooker valley track?

 

I remember the first time I did it. Sunshine and unicorns and stuff for the first little bit. Then we turned a corner and suddenly BAM! gale force winds with horizontal rain. Nearly got blown off the track a few times. Still awesome though.

 

The adjacent valley (Tasman valley) has an offroad bike track. I've always wanted to ride it, but last time I was there I had a dodgy front wheel which was losing air and I needed to get back to Tekapo.

 

But yeah, glad you guys are having an amazing trip. Maybe hold off on so many awesome pictures, or I'll end up quitting my job and moving south

[patches]

So our trip down to the South Island is underway and I think Wanaka might be on the list for a place to buy a house.

 

Relatively good pricing. New developments. Good schools and pretty as all hell.

 

Are those the developments out towards where the new New World are? (nicest New World in the country).

 

It would be interesting to see how the property prices have tracked over this year. Last I looked, Wanaka was only slightly more affordable than Queenstown (which in turn was about on par with Auckland). Covid may have remedied that.

 

The future Tarras airport will make Wanaka even more popular as international tourists can fly straight in.

 

Damn I need to move! hahaha

[davetapson]

I'm getting FOMO, but reality for us is Auckland, or more specifically, Torbay.  Not quite the same glamour...

[MTBeer]

jeez that's stunning Wayne. I really regret not getting that far south on my little 3 week jaunt around NZ 2 years ago

[patches]

That darn bridge again

 

So glad I was lazy this morning and hadn't got out of bed when I saw the news about NZTA closing the bridge.

 

I feel for all the people heading north and above Fanshawe (aka Featherstonhough) or heading south and below Onewa. They're pretty stucked!

[davetapson]

 

 

Pretty cool indication of why the weather is what it is at the moment...

 

Edited September 28, 2020 by davetapson

[Wayne Potgieter]

 

 

In a few weeks I will own this land. And then I can build our first NZ home.

 

#wanaka

[intern]

 

 

In a few weeks I will own this land. And then I can build our first NZ home.

 

#wanaka

Congrats Wayne! Very exciting...

[rad006]

 

 

In a few weeks I will own this land. And then I can build our first NZ home.

 

#wanaka

Congrats but looks too flat and easy to build on, where is the challenge you always look for???

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

 

 

In a few weeks I will own this land. And then I can build our first NZ home.

 

#wanaka

 

#containerhome.......

[Wayne Potgieter]

#containerhome.......

not following?

[Rocket-Boy]

 

 

In a few weeks I will own this land. And then I can build our first NZ home.

 

#wanaka

How will you survive with that *** view??

Congrats Wayne, I had friends who lived there and its a beautiful area.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

not following?

 

If I had the opportunity to build from scratch I would look into designing a container home. 

You should look into it, lots of companies that do it in NZ too.

[patches]

In a few weeks I will own this land. And then I can build our first NZ home.

#wanaka

I cannot like this enough!

 

...and I also cannot express how insanely jealous I am

 

You are literally living my dream!

 

Speaking of container homes (as Steven did), this is one of the best ones if seen built.

 

https://youtu.be/eN1QxOBf-UM

Edited October 2, 2020 by patches

[Kranswurm]

 

 

In a few weeks I will own this land. And then I can build our first NZ home.

 

#wanaka

Nice..but where are the trees?