Raglan rest

For a family relocating to New Zealand from Singapore, where they had lived in a 60m² apartment, the expanse of space that came with a 1.7ha section just outside Raglan township was alluring, if not initially confronting.

The site they purchased is part of a new subdivision with the environment at its heart. Rangitahi is the result of the vision of local farmer Dave Peacocke and his family. Having farmed land around Raglan for 30 or so years, the Peacockes were acutely aware of the environmental challenges facing the area, particularly on the Rangitahi Peninsula, and devised the development