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PAKIHI
KOHE COTTAGES
Husband and wife John and Desiree (Te Rarawa, Ngäpuhi,
Ngäti Whätua) Upperton wanted to expand their business
and help people stay in Kaikohe.
They noticed there were heaps of
large, old weatherboard houses
in Kaikohe with hardly any
options for elderly to downsize
to smaller homes.
Leveraging off their existing
business, Castle Duo (Kaikohe’s
two-screen movie theatre), the
pair established Kohe Cottages
Ltd and began planning their
second business.
Kohe Cottages Ltd started by
selling 12 cottages built for
those who are 55 years and over.
All cottages are high quality
and low maintenance and
range in price from $145,000 to
$165,000.
They have completed four units,
with four residents, and have
two more at shell stage that
could be completed in six weeks.
They also have all utilities
completed for all units and are
risk and debt free.
“Since the credit crunch we have
had heaps of enquiries from
people wanting to downsize and
even move home from as far
away as Australia,” says Desiree.
“We are not big-time developers
and we have avoided the
credit crunch by doing a lot of
planning and staying focused
on supporting our elderly into
good quality, low maintenance
housing,” she says.
For more information email
castleduo@maxnet.co.nz or
phone 0800 564 326.
“Since the credit crunch we have had
heaps of enquiries from people wanting to
downsize and even move home from as far
away as Australia.”
Reyne Hepi, John and Desire’e Upperton and Illyana Hepi
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TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | HAKIHEA – KOHITÄTEA 2008