Here is a rare combination - a modern home with style and panache on a lovely, easy Te Horo acre.

Uniquely and peacefully both rural and coastal, Te Horo is known for glorious gardens that provide a feast for your eyes and belly. Nestled at the end of Swamp Road, this delightful home born in 2007 has all the things we love to live with and a lifestyle to lap up and enjoy. Meandering through market gardens and farmland, the name is now all that remains of the old swamp forest.

An acre all around you - this is the perfect spot for summer barbeques that linger as the day turns to night. As the autumn leaves fall and snow sprinkles the top of the Tararuas, cosy up with a book, wrapped in the warmth from a log on the fire. Come home and put your feet up to rest in the tranquility of the rural setting or make the most of the wide open spaces and take it up a notch - get your hands in the dirt and stimulate those senses.

Perfectly oriented for sun, floor to ceiling windows take full advantage of the light. Step in to the open plan living with room for family and friends to eat, play, laugh and create your cosy zones for chill time. Your modern kitchen looks out across farmland to the ranges and includes a very useful butler's pantry. Meander to the master to rest your weary head or use the room with the view and let the morning light gently wake you from slumber.

Te Horo is simply minutes to all the amenities and treasures of the vibrant Otaki township and SH1 expressway onramps but feels like a world away from the hustle and bustle of city life. So if change is in the wind then it's time to take advantage of all that this gorgeous, well-appointed home will offer you.