{"id":339039,"date":"2026-03-20T11:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/339039\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:22:09","slug":"for-sale-slipper-island-expected-to-fetch-more-than-10-million-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/339039\/","title":{"rendered":"For sale Slipper Island expected to fetch more than $10 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diana Cussen is selling the property through Barfoot and Thompson and also lives on the island.<\/p>\n

She told Checkpoint the island offers clear waters, along with white and pink sand beaches.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Government’s Golden Visa scheme allows overseas investors to buy, requiring a $5 million investment. Photo \/ Supplied, Paul C. Schrader<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely magical. Just imagine just coming up in your boat … you can dive in and it just makes you feel fabulous.\u201d<\/p>\n

The island is being sold alongside a number of different accommodation options, all set up for holiday accommodation.<\/p>\n

The sale will include an old style lodge, a two-bedroom chalet, two one-bedroom chalets, along with two safari-style tents.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll you need is your food and your favourite bikini and a towel and you\u2019re away.\u201d<\/p>\n

With such a high price, the buyer pool may be small, but Cussen expects it will be a local that ends up calling Slipper Island their own.<\/p>\n

\u201cKiwis are pretty good at making waves in the world and all the technology and their businesses. So more than likely, you know, it\u2019s going to be a local, local Kiwi and there is a bit of money around in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s going to come down to who would love to be the next custodian of Slipper Island.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Government\u2019s introduction of the Golden Visa scheme means overseas investors could also easily buy the property.<\/p>\n

The scheme offers a fast-tracked residency process to investors willing to spend at least $5 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are checkpoints in place there to make sure that if there was an overseas buyer … what would they contribute to the community? How they would look after the island?\u201d<\/p>\n

There are 10 properties on the island, including the ones for sale now.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe sale includes resort-style accommodation, with a lodge, chalets, and safari tents. Photo \/ Supplied \/ Paul C Schrader<\/p>\n

Across the island\u2019s 217 hectares, seven hectares are shared across nine lots, which feature five houses and five semi-permanent residents.<\/p>\n

Getting to the island only takes around 20 minutes by boat from Tairua or Pauanui, but, if the buyer has a little more change in their pocket, they can take a half-hour plane ride from Auckland, Hamilton or Tauranga.<\/p>\n

Slipper Island is being sold by tender, which will close on April 15.<\/p>\n

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