TREASURE TROVE

For Delwyn McCurdy and Craig Hooper, it didn’t matter what their next house looked like, it mattered where it was located. The couple, having raised their now-grown children on a sprawling lifestyle block, wanted the convenience and comfort of living in New Plymouth for their next stage of life. “We wanted a smaller section with minimal lawns to mow, but I really wanted it to be by the beach,” says Delwyn.

They set their sights on the popular coastal suburb of Fitzroy, but having already missed out on three houses in the beachside community, Delwyn and Craig moved fast on the next newly listed property.

“We didn’t care what the house looked like, we just wanted the land. It was all about being in the right location and the right position,” Delwyn says. In fact, her first viewing of the sunshine yellow, two-bedroom bach wasn’t until after