Stay in School by the Sea

My name is Nicky. Before purchasing the school, my Canadian husband and I had moved our life back to NZ in 2006 to be closer to my mum. Unfortunately my mum passed away just 5 days after I flew in to NZ with our then 10 month old daughter and as we loved mountains and outdoor mountain sports, we decided to head further south to Dunedin, where there was a university and small city, not too far from the playgrounds of the southern alps.

We have not looked back and have been incredibly busy raising our 2 children now aged 12 and 14 and slowly renovating the old school into a home. Mike is a fine furniture maker, designer and master builder. He works out of the south end of the school. We live in the 3 classrooms between his workshop and the old office end of the school, which is what we converted into accommodation for me to run and manage and afford me to work the hours that suited a busy mum.

Fast forward 9 years and we still love this incredible peaceful location. The beach, as per my description on the listing is absolutely second to none. We recently added Aspen, a golden Labrador to our family and I now make time each day to go for a run or walk along it. The last walk was in a storm and we took 2.5 hours to tire and make our way home. You can get lost at the beach here and it grounds me every time I visit it, and reminds me of all that matters and just how grateful I should be.

I love opening our apartment to people from around the world and New Zealand. It is an honour to be able to give the school new life and share it with you soon in beautiful, Ocean View!