South Auckland property

for sale by online auction today

921m2 of freehold urban zone land

3 beds, 1 bath, 2 cars, 1 free-standing sewing room.

This is a great opportunity for keen developers,

investors, or those who are looking

for the opportunity

to add value.
Request an inspection.
Nana and Granddad’s house

Goes under the hammer today

Te Ākitai Waiohua whenua, home to

4 kids, 10 grandkids, 2 great-grandkids.

So many hui, tangihanga, piss-ups, catch-ups,

kid’s birthday parties, fishing expeditions,

and multi-sibling-gossip-fests

took place here, you know.
We miss you.
My dear grandparents

Bought this place 57 years ago

for 4160 pounds. I dunno how much

money that would work out to be these days,

but I reckon their unassuming, squat estate will easily

clear a million today, even though Takaanini

isn’t anyone’s idea of flash,

not even close.
Close, closing, closed.
It’s funny –

what is emphasized by a realtor

And what is left unsaid. Like how damn

cold that house is every winter, how we shuddered

into more jumpers till our goosefleshed arms could barely lift.

Or how the windows in the lounge swing open

wide enough to hoist a hospital bed inside

but a wheelchair won’t fit in the bog.
All mod cons.
A family friend recorded

a video of the neighbour’s place

being hauled away, trailer-bound to

Kawaka, up North. Bloody developers, eh?

Souls of the departed journey up North

too, to Te Rerenga Wairua.

We all make our way

to the setting sun.
Need a ride?
Well, none of us could

jet out of there fast enough,

and now we’re all dragging our feet.

Whānau huddled on the floor, our own Ihumātao.

Pull up a chair for those hard-case haunters,

and set out the temuka with milk, sugar.

Those old ghosts rise from room to

room, best put the jug on.
He konei rā.