{"id":287231,"date":"2026-02-16T21:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/287231\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:01:13","slug":"former-warriors-star-addin-fonua-blake-drops-the-price-of-his-auckland-home-after-quitting-nz-all-things-property-under-oneroof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/287231\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Warriors star Addin Fonua-Blake drops the price of his Auckland home after quitting NZ, All things property, under OneRoof"},"content":{"rendered":"

– Former Warriors star Addin Fonua-Blake is prepared to let his Auckland home go for less than he paid.<\/p>\n

– The NRL player is now back in Australia, playing with the Sharks, and needs to sell to buy a home in Sydney.<\/p>\n

– The Flat Bush property, bought for $1.46m in 2022, has hosted several Warriors players and attracted the attention of fans.<\/p>\n

Former Warriors star Addin Fonua-Blake is desperate to find a buyer for his Auckland home<\/a> \u2013 and is willing to accept less than what he paid for the five-bedroom house three-and-a-half years ago.<\/p>\n

The Australian NRL player, who quit the \u201cWahs\u201d and New Zealand at the end of 2024 to join the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, bought 26 Bellagio Way, in Flat Bush<\/a>, with his wife Ana in 2022, paying $1.46 million, just below its current RV.<\/p>\n

Fonua-Blake first listed the \u201cVegas-style\u201d home at the end of 2024, but tough market conditions saw him drop the price from $1.475m to $1.395m before pulling it from sale in May 2025.<\/p>\n

Ray White listing agent Logan Swann said Fonua-Blake had decided this month to give the market another go, in the hope of uncovering \u201csome new buyers\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Addin<\/p>\n

Fonua-Blake in action for the Warriors. He has since left the Auckland side for a position with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"Addin<\/p>\n

Addin Fonua-Blake and his wife Ana upgraded the home after buying it in 2022. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

Swann\u2019s listing for the swish, concrete home makes no bones about Fonua-Blake\u2019s intentions to meet the market. \u201cOverseas Vendor Says Sell!\u201d says the listing headline on OneRoof. \u201cSelling below what the owner paid in 2022. Act now and enquire today!!\u201d it adds.<\/p>\n

Swann told OneRoof that the property was a standout home in Flat Bush. \u201cIt\u2019s in a league of its own when you consider the type of properties that have been built in and around Flat Bush. This is quite different to anything else you\u2019ll see through there. Solid concrete home, a hop, skip, and a jump to the Mission Heights school.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s in a beautiful position, you\u2019ve got the park across the road, and it\u2019s on a corner site. It offers so much as well: five bedrooms, three bathrooms, four bathrooms, two living areas, a double garage, and off-street parking. So, bang for buck, yeah, really good value for money.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He said Fonua-Blake had got a decent offer to play with the Sharks and was \u201cthoroughly enjoying everything that Australia has to offer, but he just wants to get this property sold so he can move forward with purchasing a property of his own for his family in Sydney\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had the property listed for a while [but] the market wasn\u2019t there to support a sale at the level required, so we\u2019ve decided to give it a rest. Hopefully, we can uncover some new buyers.<\/p>\n

Fonua-Blake, he said, \u201cwill be entertaining offers well below that RV figure\u201d.<\/p>\n

OneRoof profiled the house<\/a> when it first hit the market in 2024 and spoke to Fonua-Blake about it. He said he and Ana liked the architecture, the entertaining deck, and the fact that it was 400m from a primary school, meaning they could walk their kids to school.<\/p>\n

\"Addin<\/p>\n

26 Bellagio Way, in Flat Bush, hosted more than a few sports stars. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

\u201cThe houses looked a lot better when I went out to Flat Bush, and a lot of my friends and family said that Flat Bush is a good family area and nice and quiet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a few dinners up on the roof terrace. It\u2019s a good spot for barbecues when the sun\u2019s out,\u201d he said. Guests included his former teammates. \u201cNot all of them at once, though. They might have fallen through the roof,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n

Swann told OneRoof last week that after that \u201cfirst article, we did have quite a few Warriors fans reach out\u201d. Those who were actively in the market looking to buy a home, they definitely came through and because of the home ownership details with it being Addin\u2019s property.<\/p>\n

Swann, who played 195 times for the Warriors, often provides real estate services to the team\u2019s players. He\u2019s also helped a Hollywood A-lister buy a home in New Zealand, although he\u2019s sworn to secrecy.<\/p>\n

Back in 2024, he said: \u201cI reach out to the [Warriors] from time to time, especially when there are new marquee players coming across. Nine times out of 10, I get players engaging and asking, \u2018Could you help me out?\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

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