North & South

LITTLE BOXES ALL THE SAME

GOLDEN BAY is having a building boom. Saws are whining, hammers are banging and working bees are buzzing. New homes like little boxes made of timber are appearing at previously unknown addresses. There are nearly 30 of them at Rangihaeata; another 30 at Tata Beach, Ligar Bay and Pōhara combined.

The new residents moving in come from among the

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