Shaw Road is a delightful escape from the clutches of city bustle. The short road enjoys a neighbourly feel with other homes nearby, but the absolute privacy that a rural or lifestyle property allows.
Tucked quietly at the end of this street is this warm 230m2 solid brick home. Mature trees and easy care gardens frame the entire property - even the valley below is fringed with superb native flora - really adding to the tranquil appeal of the property.
The home itself is warm and inviting. The first thing you notice when you enter, are the mesmerising views. Sweeping panoramically from the East Cape hills and down to Mount Edgecumbe, you can enjoy the vista towards Maketu and watch White Island puffing away on a clear day. This view can be enjoyed from almost every room in the house.
The kitchen is very user friendly. The wide bench doubles as a fabulous workspace and breakfast bar while the ample cupboard space provides more than adequate storage. This overlooks the dining room; a sun trap space that is flanked by windows allowing plenty of natural light to filter through. In winter, choose to relax after dinner in either your informal sitting room to one side or the more formal and private lounge to the other. Or on summer evenings, dine alfresco on the cobbled patio area with only nature to surround you; the serenity is incredibly inviting.
The master bedroom is quietly located at the end of the hallway. Getting out of bed might prove tricky when all you want to do is lie back and take in the view. This room will be your sanctuary and the luxurious bath will leave you impressed.
Three additional bedrooms are at the opposite end of the home, one of which may be used as an office which can be closed off from the living area when privacy and quiet time is required.
If you need an escape for the teenagers or additional storage options, look no further than the two large sheds behind the homestead. Space exists here for you to dabble in any favourite past time - harvesting the vegetable garden, setting up a home gym or perhaps you'll decide to turn one of these structures into a studio.
The macrocarpa at the rear of the property is magical. Escaping up here is like taking a stroll through the bush and the birdlife here is prolific. Kaka, kereru and fantail all grace with their presence.
With glowworms in the gully and morning mist across the valley, the peaceful, quiet, rural setting utterly transports you. Te Puke and the central shopping area is only a short drive away yet you are completely secluded from the rest of the world - This property offers a tranquil escape whilst being handy to Te Puke, Rotorua and Tauranga. Come flourish in the "Meaning of Lifestyle."
Access: Easy access off Shaw Road, popular lifestyle area.'
Dwelling: Built in 2007, Brick and Tile, low maintenance gardens
Land: Well fenced into 7 paddocks, well maintained/fertilised grazing
Water: County supply
Location
Few regions in New Zealand or the world for that matter have as much to offer as the Bay of Plenty. From the gentle harbour waters to its surf beaches, its fishing and diving grounds to the scenic bush, the Bay is as much a quiet recreational playground as it is a thriving business and rural community.
Key economic elements for the region include Tourism, Horticulture (predominately Kiwifruit and Avocado production), Viticulture, Pastoral farming, Forestry, Housing and Holiday Makers. The rapid growth in the area provides a vibrant living environment from job opportunities to business prospects with a sustainable future.
Snow began working in the kiwifruit industry in 1980 and attended the Bay of Plenty Horticulture Cadet Scheme in 1981 – 1983. By the finish of the scheme, at a young age, he was managing orchards, had a contract gang and in 1996, bought an orchard which he re-structured and re-husbanded before selling in 2004.
The highs, lows and challenges of the kiwifruit industry are part of life for Snow and his ‘hands on’ knowledge qualify him well to attend to the needs of those who buy and sell kiwifruit orchards. He also established a 120 tree avocado orchard and enjoyed growing and marketing avocados for 15 plus years.
He has sold large numbers of horticulture properties, farms and lifestyle blocks, often at substantial premium prices due to his outstanding passion and negotiating skills.
He began working as a Real Estate Salesperson in 1993, later taking an ownership interest in a company for over a decade and achieving Top Rural Salesperson for three consecutive years, before joining Bayleys in 2012 as part of the very effective Country team.
With Bayleys, Snow has achieved Top 5% status nationally continuously since 2014, and in 2017 had the honour to win Bayleys National Top Individual Salesperson. For Success Realty, Snow earned Top Bayleys Country Office Salesperson in 2017 & 2019 and in May of 2019 he was awarded Realty Groups Prestigious Overall Salesperson of the year 2019. Snows most recent honour was to be awarded the Rural Salesperson of the Year at the 2019 REINZ Awards for Excellence in Real Estate.
A keen gardener, he enjoys tending the needs of his 30 strong Belted Galloway cattle herd on his 25 acre farmlet in the Papamoa Hills.
A ‘passionate and parochial member of the Te Puke and wider community’ his personal mantra of ‘accept, adapt, achieve’ resulting from personal tragedy, and a desire to be the best he can be for his clients, family and himself empower him to strive to deliver for those who he serves.
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