From the moment Philippa Newbald first stepped into her Auckland home, she knew it was something special.
Not because of the layout, which was cramped and not overly family friendly. Nor because of the monster garage that took up most of the back garden.
Rather, it was the central Mt Eden location and light-filled rooms that won over Philippa and her commodity trader husband David McGowan when they returned to New Zealand in 2005 after four years living in Australia.
“We wanted to live in Mt Eden
