John Pryor AREINZ
Kawau Island's & the Greater Kawau Bay's Resident Property Specialists
Special properties - homes and land - for sale on sub-tropical
Kawau Island, and in the Greater Kawau Bay area of Northern New Zealand's upper Hauraki Gulf.
Introducing John Pryor...
Kawau Island’s only resident property specialist: John Pryor AREINZ.
If you wish to own or rent a part of paradise on Kawau Island, talk to us. We are passionate experts on the subject.
There are few places in the world where you can own a part of an island like Kawau. This magical hideaway offers real island retreat style living - superb scenery, unpolluted waters, abundant native and exotic birdlife and a private paradise of swimming, fishing and sailing - with no roads or noisy traffic - all within a short distance from a major metropolitan city – Auckland, the Gateway to the South Pacific.
About Kawau...
Kawau is a sub-tropical island, 8 km off the Rodney coast, about 45 km north of Auckland. It’s one of the larger islands in the Hauraki Gulf and a favourite haunt of boaties who either sail out for the day or anchor for a holiday in one of the sheltered beaches.
As a strategic point for a number of Maori tribes, many battles were fought here over access to the nearby shark fishing grounds. Human bones have even been found at Bostanquet Bay on the southern coast. The island was first settled by Europeans in 1838 and was mined for copper and manganese for years. It was purchased by the Governor of New Zealand, Sir George Grey in 1862 – for a meagre sum of £3700. He made it his home until 1888. Grey’s builders created what is now known as the Mansion House in Mansion House Bay and his team of gardeners created the exotic gardens full of Brazilian palms, Indian rhododendrons, deodars, Australian blue gums, Mediterranean olives, oleanders, agaves as well as English oaks, elms and fruit trees, which still exist today.
The island has remained largely in private ownership apart from small areas. About 10 percent of the Island is now a publicly owned historic reserve, managed by the Department of Conservation.
Getting There...
Access to the island is by boat or helicopter. Many of the private properties around the coast have access to jetties. Ferries and water taxis travel to Kawau Island daily from Sandpit Wharf near Warkworth, about one and a half hour’s drive north of Auckland. Contact the ferry and water taxi companies for timetables and more information. Private boats have a choice of safe anchorages in and close to Mansion House Bay.
Services...
Electricity, phone and all modern communications services are available on the island and mail and other items are delivered as required.
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Call Anytime: 09 422 8880
Fax: 09 422 8722
(Overseas callers +64 9 422 8880)
Email: mail@kawau.co.nz
Web Site: www.kawau.co.nz
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