116/118/120 Hunterville Road Waiheke Island, Waiheke Island

Some places on Waiheke feel like they were never meant for the masses, tucked-away corners locals quietly treasure. Pearl Bay is one of those places. A bay that still looks and feels like the summers you remember.

Now you've got the chance to claim one of just three elevated sites, each with sea views that seem to breathe in and out with the tide.

A private residents-only road takes you all the way down to the bay. The gate's in, the code works, and each site even gets its own parking spot right close to the water, perfect for parking the tinny after a morning fish, or the car after an afternoon swim. (Everyone else has to walk in or come by boat.)

And here's the part people love: each site comes with a 1/5 undivided share in the neighbouring 1.9-hectare block, which means those views, those wide, blue, soul-restoring views, are protected forever. No surprises. No future build-outs. Just the coast, as it is now.

Pearl Bay sits inside the Te Matuku Bay Marine Reserve, so the water is calm, clean, and blissfully peaceful. Each lot is around 2,000sqm with native bush buffers for privacy. Power is conveniently close.

If you're dreaming of endless summers, or a coastal home where the world slows down the moment you arrive, Pearl Bay might just become your favourite place on earth.