If you weren't local, you'd probably never know about the 8km path that loops around Orewa estuary, a stone's throw from the highway. Just moments from ,M the hum of hurtling cars, there's a tree fringed trail that skirts the water's edge - anda home with a prime view and a chunk of tranquillity.Kirsten and Andrew Ford built their first house, a Tuscan-influenced villa, 15 years ago in rural Wainui. But as their three children (Zach, now 15, Levi, 13, and Trinity, 10) started to grow, so did the frequency of trips into town. "The boys especially were involved in every sport imaginable," recalls Kirsten. It was time to move closer to the action.
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