Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf is located less than an hour by ferry from Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The small island is popular with wine enthusiasts and has white-sand beaches and numerous restaurants. Savills New Zealand listing agent Daniel Byrne said the rural setting of this home makes 'it feel like the only house on the peninsula.' Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography  Kerry Hart, a management consultant in the telecommunications industry, and his wife Berni purchased the land in 1994 for an undisclosed sum. They built the house two years later. 'It's very modern and definitely has a marine look about it,' said Mr. Hart of the home, which has a blue mini-corrugated steel exterior. Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography  The 2,831-square-foot home has three bedrooms, an office and four bathrooms. Next door is a garage, which has a 800-bottle wine cellar. Pictured here is the living room, which is outfitted with ceramic tiles and Italian furniture. The sloped ceilings reach up to about 15 feet. Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography  A small staircase leads to the dining room and lower lounge area. Both are decorated with a mix of local pottery and international artwork collected by the couple from their travels to Prague, Singapore and Australia. Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography  Mr. Hart said he planted 500 olive trees on the 12 ½-acre property and began harvesting the fruit for olive oil. After working with a local mill on the island for a few years, the couple decided to set up their own olive oil mill on the property in 2008. 'We envisaged the house as a place where we would live and work. We also wanted our kids and grandkids to visit and enjoy the farm and the beach,' Mr. Hart said. Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography  The open-plan kitchen has an Italian granite island and breakfast bar. It opens out to a patio area with a barbecue. The couple have planted a vegetable garden and set up a beekeeping area with two beehives next to the house. The olive mill holds a shop that sells honey, alpaca knitwear and olive oil. Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography  The couple purchased a herd of 20 alpacas from a local breeder. 'We decided to keep [the alpacas] rather than having to mow the [olive] groves with a tractor, which is what I used to do,' Mr. Hart said. Nearby is a secluded beach. Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography  The house is surrounded by pohutukawa trees, which locals have dubbed New Zealand's Christmas tree because of the crimson flowers it produces. The large eucalyptus deck overlooks Hauraki Gulf. 'We've grown some trees to give protection from some of the big winds, but by and large, the view is totally unobstructed,' Mr. Hart said. Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography  The home is being sold along with the olive mill. The alpacas are negotiable. '[The ideal buyer] would be somebody who is like me—a professional wanting to get away from the rat race. One of the reasons I did this was so that I could get away from staring at a computer screen all day,' said Mr. Hart, who plans to train the new owner to tend to the olive groves. Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography  The home has been on the market since October 2012 for 4.5 million New Zealand dollars (US$3.8 million). Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography  'We are selling because both my wife and I are in our 70s and we think it's about time we started relaxing and enjoying a bit of life,' said Mr. Hart who is currently looking for a new property in Auckland. Photo: Mark Heaslip Photography
On the peninsula of a small island in New Zealand lies this three-bedroom home on 12 ½-acres with an olive oil mill and a herd of alpacas.