The postal address is 1 a Ramsey Place, Flaxmere, Hastings 4120. Follow the Expressway (S H 50) south from Napier (or, going north on S H 2: go northwest from Pakipaki on S H 50a), until you reach the well-marked Flaxmere roundabout. Go west, to the far end of Flaxmere Avenue and look for Ramsey Crescent on the left, then the ponga fence with a big red-stained gate (next to house number 20), on the corner with Ramsey Place, Hastings; phone 06 879 9262, or email j.lowesec@outlook.com; to check I'm (going to be) there.
This is a small, urban house with a spare room and bed(s). There are private courtyards front and back.
"Rapere", Glengarry Rd; P.O. Box 551, Napier, 4140. 06 835 5331, 025 500 557.
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On a 5 hectare property near Rissington, 25 minutes from Napier, "Rapere" has swimming and paddling pools; concrete tennis, and grassed miniten and volleyball courts; a shaded children's sandpit and a flying fox. The renovated farmhouse: Norm's Lodge, is available for accommodation and there are ample caravan and tent sites. A dam forms a small lake where members can enjoy rafting, canoeing and rowing. The large clubhouse includes kitchen, showers, toilets and a spa.