I have th Jan still available. Book now. Enjoy the use of this spacious two-storey beach-front house with huge sunny decks.
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It accommodates up to eight people with new duvets and covers and pillows on all beds. The property has a very large sqm and extremely sheltered back-yard fully fenced that is fantastic for family games and entertaining. This house is one of the best holiday rentals on the Coast and is highly sought after.
The living areas face due west and boasts all day sun. The living areas and three of the bedrooms are situated upstairs to maximise the sea-views and the warmth from the sun. These second-storey rooms have easy access to the decks and balconies that fully surround the house to make the most of the degree views of the ocean, Kapiti Island and the Tararua Ranges.
The newly polished wooden floors and Lockwood interior gives a warm holiday feel. There is also a wood-burner and heaps of firewood for the winter months. The house has an open plan kitchen with breakfast bar. Excellent views to the sea with Mount Ruapehu and Mount Taranaki visible on a clear day. As well as 2 extra single beds, beer fridge, laundry, shower and additional toilet.
There is ample storage and firewood stored in the double garage. Details and amenities. Bed layout 1 Queen s , 6 Single s , 1 Cot s , 2 Mattress es.
David Pritchard – hard working and entrepreneurial
Reviews Average Rating: 5. Leave a review. Gorgeous place to stay. We stayed with four kids, so much for them to do indoors and outdoors. Only a few minutes walk from the surf life saving club where we could swim between the flags. Gorgeous views, comfy bed, plenty of space. Bonus sightings of oyster catcher chick :- Absolutely fantastic, can't wait to book it again.
Dad tells us he was a pretty handy rugby player making the Waikato team while he was up there — Billy Bunter in the front row. Unfortunately Dads time in the Waikato was cut short when Uncle Cliff was killed suddenly in a traffic accident.
Dad returned to Otaki and started working for Goodmans driving scrapers and dozers all over the Wellington region. Working 16hr days Dad developed a love for machinery and was also making good money for a young fella — good enough to buy his first car — a mini. In David Senior suggested David and Stuart lease a dairy block off the main road north of Otaki. They started with 80 cows which was all they could afford. They were so embarrassed at the small quantity of milk they were taking to the milk station they used to half fill the milk cans, so it looked like they were carting double the quantity.
It was at this time they started the diversification of their business by buying a brand new ford tractor and hay bailer operating as contractors for the local farmers. They worked hard running the tractors from day break to dusk making the most of every day while also running the dairy farm. They paid off the machinery quickly and bought out the opposition having 12 tractors on the go at the peak when dad was about 20 years old.
Dad says they got their first big break when they bought the Jenkins farm on Addington Road in Otaki in — dad was just 24 and Stuart was Dad and Stuart sold the cows and some tractors and contracting gear to gather up the deposit and Dad caught the train to Auckland in his best brown suit to get their first mortgage from the Southern Cross Building Society. Riding high on the approval Dad booked a flight back home instead of the long train journey — he was eager to get to work. This new property had a nice big house and gardens and the whole family moved in - many of the locals predicted they would go broke.
But boys worked hard cutting paddocks in half and re fencing which quickly improved production levels and with milk prices high they started building their asset base. The property included some chicken rearing sheds which Dave senior took responsibility for. In they completed their 1st subdivision carving off 10acres which helped with the purchase of a 2nd farm in Shannon where they cropped barley and grew spuds. They were riding high on the agriculture sector and soon had their own truck to cart the barley into the rail head at Palmerston North — dad said they felt like big timers with their own truck at just 26 yrs old.
They also doubled the size of the chicken broiler sheds at Addington Road increasing production to 30, chickens every 3 months supplementing the farming cashflow. The family were dealt a huge blow in with the sudden death of Dads Mum Lorna, aged just 53 years old.
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Lorna passed on her generosity and hard working traits to the family. They funded this purchase by subdividing and selling the Shannon farm and subdividing the chicken sheds and house at Addington road and selling them. After a pleasant evening he invited Jacqui to see his 1 day old chickens. This was the start of an amazing partnership. The 70s were a very busy but productive time for David and Stuart at Pritchard Bros. Buying farms, adding value, subdividing, selling, and repeating. They were hard working, innovative in their approach and entrepreneurial — diversifying and taking on new ventures which paid off for them.
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Let JP or myself know if we can help with your next project! Dad would really like that! Then came the horticulture boom and business took off. More land was purchased, kiwifruit, apples and stone fruit were planted and companies syndicated. Willow Park Gardens and then the Willow Park Group of companies were formed including the construction of a packing shed able to process , trays of kiwifruit and , trays of apples and pears a season.
The group grew to fulltime staff and seasonal staff. The 80s also bought the arrival of son John, Sophie and then baby Alice who completed the awesome foursome of kids. Dad got his first directorship being asked to join the Horticulture Export Authority, he then joined the board of Ararimu Holdings a subsidiary of Equitcorp which was a booming listed corporate in the mid 80s.
Dad and Stuart completed a number of successful real estate and horticulture deals at this time, investing all profits into the stockmarket and leveraging their position to buy more shares. They were left hugely exposed to the stock market and were also holding a number of devalued horticulture blocks. They set about the recovery selling their best assets and a whatever else they could. They knuckled down to repay debt and started fresh with the belief that one door closes another opens.
They had done well from land development over the years and when the opportunity came up to purchase land at Waikawa Beach they completed a small subdivision which got them back on track. They followed this with the purchase of the Lindale farm in Kapiti with partners Grant Paterson and Mike Welch creating lots over a 20 year period. Dad was very proud that they had turned an uneconomic sheep and beef farm into a thriving community and new suburb Nikau Valley which had more trees and planting than there ever was on the farm.
In Dad was hit with another life changing event. He fell from a flying fox in a Rotorua forest breaking and dislocating his neck. Dad was in traction in Rotorua hospital unable to leave his bed for 3 weeks. It was during this time that Dad refocussed and decided he needed to prioritise the land development business. By this time Dad had developed a real strength and passion for business which was supported by his natural charisma, acumen and interest in people. With this new focus he built a considerable staff of 40 who could take a land development project from conception to completion.
This included the creation of a construction arm reigniting Dads passion for heavy machinery. Developments were completed with a number of different land owners becoming partners who remain friends with dad today showing a high level of respect and integrity in his dealings. He always had a strong ability to visualise the finished product and was immensely proud of the communities they created. During this time he also forged a strong relationship with Herbert Houll from North Carolina.
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They travelled extensively throughout NZ by helicopter looking at land and purchasing Kauri Cliffs for Julian Robinson, land in Coromandel and Queenstown for other clients. The business was thriving once again and in Dad was nominated for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year awards.