Six years ago I visited a former Catholic girls’ school, in Te Horo, called Marycrest, which Drew MacKenzie and Anthony Ryan had bought.
The long-abandoned dilapidated site comprised seven large buildings, which needed a lot of work done to them, as well as a lot of ecologically and historically important land.
The couple wasn’t sure what to do with the property apart from changing it back to its original name Makahuri.
Despite the work needed, there was something special about the 14.6h property, which had them excited. Read more
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