89 Fullerton Road, Rotokauri, Waikato

Some properties are bought for what they are. This one is bought for what it can become.

Set across 9.85 hectares in Rotokauri, this is the original family base of a working farm, and one of the first homesteads in the district. Built in the 1920s, the farmhouse has been lived in, worked from and loved for generations. It has now been refreshed for the next chapter. There is a new kitchen and bathroom, new ceiling insulation and new carpet throughout, and the warmth and character of a true rural family home remain.

Inside, four bedrooms include a primary with ensuite. A formal lounge gives you a quiet retreat, while the family room flows to the dining area and kitchen. It is a layout that works equally well for everyday living, entertaining or multi-generational households. The house stays cosy through winter and cool in summer.

Outside, the infrastructure is serious. Fifteen generous paddocks each have their own trough, fed by a bore-supplied system backed by two new 30,000-litre tanks and three new pumps. The overhead powerlines have been removed, the modern shedding has been improved, and new electrical work is complete across the sheds and woolshed. Two gated entrances separate the private home area from the working farm, and a raceway links the homestead to the paddocks.

Then there is the woolshed. Roughly 100 years old and originally shearers’ quarters, it has been reborn with new cladding, French doors, generous windows, a new roof and guttering, and a wrap-around deck. You can almost hear the stories of shearing days. Now it opens to light and landscape, with a multitude of uses.

The packhouse has been upgraded toward food-safe processing use. Riparian planting is complete along the river catchment, established trees line the property, and citrus and avocado trees are already in the ground.

Graze stock, keep horses, run a market garden, plant an orchard, raise free-range chickens, or combine them all. Add farm-gate sales, accommodation or a food business, subject to council approvals, and the property has the bones for multiple income streams. It also has the space for an intergenerational family to build something that lasts.

Four minutes to Te Kowhai and zoned for Te Kowhai School. Ten minutes to The Base and forty minutes to Raglan. A beautiful rural home with plenty of potential for your future starts here.