Keely

I'd like to buy a property in NZ so I can let it out most of the year and use it as a holiday base for my family during the UK winter months.

Can anyone suggest a good place with the following key points?:

ukkiwi

Whats the budget?

Keely

Anywhere between £50k and £100k GBP. Would definitely need a minimum of 2 bedroom/1 bathroom.

Herm

Sorry to say but you won't meet the above requirements within a 100k (275k dollars) sterling budget. All the good places got taken by the JAFFA's years ago.

You could try the South Island.

turkeytickler

ask lapsed kiwi - he's got a deal going with the locaol kaipoi council - people keep leaving and they cant work out why .... he should be able to point you in the right direction - whatever it is you can be sure its going to have lots of bedrooms...

uk+kiwi

What's wrong with having/wanting a 4 bedroom house for a family? Since this is your second comment on this, I am now curious as to why you find that so strange?

Are you a socialist?

Or is it just simple jealously?

Just do your own thing and find your own peace

turkeytickler

nothing why?

no

no

gladly - he started doing silly comparisons not me - take it up with him.

lapsed kiwi

I always find it amusing, if a little pathetic, when small-minded posters have to totally misrepresent the arguments of others in order to make their position seem more reasonable.
Leaving that aside, I think the OP will struggle to meet all his criteria. You could try the Hibiscus Coast area - which is where I live - there are still some affordable properties around that would do as a holiday house. Hav a look on Harcourts, Bayleys etc. Here's an example for £100k:
Stanmore Bay cottage
There are a few others around which are vague on price, you may be able to find something if you talk to the right agents. The Hibiscus Coast is around an hour from the airport, out of rush hour, has fantastic beaches, a reasonable collection of shops and restaurants. I wouldn't say the night-life is great (but with two small kids I don't get out much), but there are enough cafes and restaurants to give you a few options for evenings out.
If you're willing to stretch the travel time and cut back on the night life you could venture further north into Rodney district, you may get better value.
PS, I wouldn't recommend Kaiapoi in this case; even if I drive really fast in my SUV, which is great fun, I could never do it in an hour from the airport.

turkeytickler

dude you need to get a sense of humour... you know full well that your point was misrepresentative at best any any response was going to be equally flippant.... run along to your suv now theres a good chap