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Paradise in Papamoa

Phoebe and Damon Batchelor’s holidays in Bali and Byron Bay left a lasting impression on them. Although the New Plymouth couple loved the diversity of snowy mountains and epic surf breaks their west coast abode offered, they were ready for a change of scene and wanted to create their own tropical oasis in a warmer climate, drawing on those holidays.

While searching for a sunnier spot in New Zealand to call home, they found a beautiful piece of land in 2017 on the east coast surf beach of Papamoa in the sun-drenched Bay of Plenty. It was

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