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Janis and John are retired and living a sustainable but fun lifestyle and selling plants and flowers. Designed for couples or artists.

Their new venture is a beautiful, private rural weekend retreat withing walking distance of Matakana village.

26/10/2026

Another lovely couple left this morning... how lucky are we to have had such amazing guests for two years now!
I will miss this when we move... maybe we can find another place with a cottage!

25/10/2026

Amazing sunrise this morning...wonder what is causing those stripes?

17/10/2026

Spring again and we are selling seedlings. Many on the way, but available now for pick up..
Red Italian pumpkins, delicious and ready to plant out. $ 3 each...only 4 left.

Orange tomatoes, from last year's seed taken from our most popular tomato. $ 2 each or 3 for $5.

Bulbs fennel plants, delicious with fish, great sliced in a salad...eat the bulb and the fronds. $ 2 each.

To come later...more types of tomatoes, pumpkin and cucumbers.
Also, no willow wands this year, but potted weeping willow trees in leaf ready for planting. Great if you have a larger piece of land and want shade or better drainage. Not for an ordinary garden!
Message us to reserve and arrange pick up from Matakana.

I'll post more in the next few weeks...x

11/10/2026

Now booked up until March next year. We aim to have two couples a month through Airbnb. More than that takes away the fun we have making sure our guests enjoy themselves. We never want them to feel like an imposition. Less than that and we don't make enough money!
Naturally, we have time for friends and family to stay anytime between these bookings...when we feel more relaxed because we know them!
We have closed off all booking after March in case we sell with a less than 6 month settlement.
It has been a great experience that makes us keen to do it again in Canterbury if there is the option.

08/10/2026

Final morning ...spring sunrises ...

07/10/2026

Beautiful sunrise here this morning for our guests birthday... love it when nature provides the backdrop for a special occasion!

05/10/2026

Picking flowers and preparing for our next guests this afternoon. We had closed off bookings for 2 months so that we could get work done around the property. The only visitors were a couple last week who approached us directly. Now it's all on again with bookings to March..

26/09/2026

We said goodbye to a lovely couple who had stayed with us for 4 days. Both artists, they were unexpected...they found us on Google maps and rang us to book privately.
It is an example of why we enjoy having visitors at the Retreat.

Sadly, Stewart, lost a silver pendant while he was here. It was a small bust he had made to remember their much loved dog, Ellie, who died recently.
If any local supporters of Kingfisher Cottage find it, please contact me so that I can send it on.
I will also post on local pages with a photo of it. They went everywhere in 4 days!
Thanks x

24/09/2026

Well onto spring now and the Macadamia tree is flowering for the first time...maybe we will have nuts this year! The blueberries and strawberries are starting to flower, and the pond plants are growing every day now!
Busy sowing seeds and transplanting seedlings.

22/09/2026

Spring equinox today... and time to plant seeds again!

Address

12 Tamahunga Drive, Auckland
Matakana
0941

Telephone

+64275650070

Website

http://kingfisherlife.blogspot.com/

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