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INTRODUCING
Hi there. We are a large family of seven - Mum, Dad, 17, 15, 13, 11, 2. We usually like to have a North Island holiday 7-14 days later in January. We like to stay in the Auckland/Waikato area to visit family and friends. We offer - a BIG home in return. (Officially 33 bedrooms but only about 23 with beds). Our home is in Riverton - a beautiful southern seaside town. We can also provide a 12 seater van with a luggage trailer.
About Our Home
Our home is an old nurses home that has been tidied and is very comfortable. There are officially 33 bedrooms but some are now storage with about 23 rooms with beds etc. There is a very large kitchen dining room and two lounges. 7 toilets, four showers - absolutely room for everyone
Features
- Washer/Dryer
- Off-street parking
- TV
- Video/DVD
- Car
- Internet Access
Our Location
Riverton is a seaside village, on the south coast of New Zealand with many faces. It is a place of spectacular natural beauty, a small town serving the rural community, a fishing port, a seaside resort, a peaceful place to explore & relax.
Nearby Facilities
- Beaches
- Boating
- Swimming
- Surfing
- Diving
- Restaurants
- Parks/ Gardens
- Hiking/Bush walking
- Golfing
Other Comments
Newspaper article from 2010: When the house was bought http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/4058083/Spare-bedrooms-We-ve-got-25-and-bathrooms-for-all-the-family There will be no queues at the bathroom door or fights over the best bedrooms in the Seager family's enormous new house. The Riverton family of six have bought the old nurses' home at Riverton, complete with 49 rooms, including 30 bedrooms and eight toilets. Marina Seager said they wanted to buy a house that could also accommodate other families and people who found themselves without a place to stay. She said it would not be turned into commercial accommodation and was first and foremost a family home for herself, husband Dean and their four school-age children. "We have given it a new name, 'Piringa'. That means shelter or refuge. "We are putting beds in every room and it is available to those who need it. A family's home might burn down or someone gets kicked out of their home or children who need a home," Mrs Seager said. Mrs Seager owns Riverton Childcare and Mr Seager is the caretaker at Aparima College, so they are well used to a full house. The house is 760 square metres. It has not been lived in for 15 years but is still in remarkably good condition. "We do have a man here now fixing 33 broken windows. "It is very solid. The building inspector came through and said when the rest of Riverton goes we will still be standing. Every second wall is made of concrete." She also bought a commercial kitchen on Trade Me because the home did not have any cooking facilities. As far as the cleaning goes, Mrs Seager said they would not be hiring a housekeeper. "The kids get 10 minutes vacuuming every time they call someone a bad name." She said it was the biggest house they had ever owned and was in stark contrast to their first home, which she thought was probably the smallest house in Kaitaia.
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Preferred Travel Destinations
Waikato/Auckland (New Zealand) -
Preferred Dates
January -
Closest Airport
Dunedin (230 kms) -
Languages Spoken
English -
Other Details
No smoking
