This week on Moving Out ` they've taken on the world and New York's high life. What do you know, they're all sold. All sold. But are they tough enough for the property market here? So 1.3 for an apartment. Or will trying to buy in Auckland push them further than they ever expected? First home, first mortgage. So is this the right time for a career change? The main thing that I'm passionate about is the birds and rescuing and rehoming and helping. But are they being fearless in their ambitions or downright reckless? It's original 1960, so it's gonna need some work. Like, total do-up. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2019 No matter what stage of the journey you're on, there's a Honda to suit you and your needs. Moving Out with Kanoa proudly brought to you by Honda. It is hard out there for first-home buyers. Apart from fairly strict lending criteria, the national median house price is around about 10 times higher than the average income. So sometimes tough sacrifices need to be made in order to get on the property ladder. But how far would you go? And how far out is too far? Millennials Sudeshan and Michel-le are all about living the dream with their picture-perfect social media life. My name is Michel-le, and welcome to my YouTube channel. He kaiako, he kaikanikani, he kaiwhakaahua hoki ia. Kei te ao rorohiko a Sudeshan e mahi ana. Kua tae raua ki New York, a, he pai to raua ao. (FUNKY MUSIC) Two years, I think, that we were together, we decided to go overseas. So Michel-le was the trailblazer. She decided that we would go to the United States. We went to New York City. So that was amazing. I ended up working in downtown Manhattan for a start-up. Michel-le had a really lovely job in the South Bronx as a teacher. Yeah, it was tough but rewarding. Obviously all the kids there are low socioeconomic environment, so it was really tough, but I loved it. KIDS: Cheese! (LAUGH) We were at the stage where we wanted to think about other parts of our life, think about the future. And I think we realised the benefits of being home, but also being in New Zealand. And we needed to plant some roots, you know, and I wanted a bit of stability. So I think coming back home is the best thing for us. Ka hoki mai ki te kainga, a, ka hono tahi raua. SINGSONGY: Yay! So, we got engaged! Kua toru me te hawhe tau raua e piri ana, a, kua hoki mai ki Aotearoa,... I'm looking for something really bright for summer. ...he tino pai ki a raua te noho me te mahi ki Tamaki-Makaurau. Love the colour. Even the way it falls as well. That's gorgeous. OK, take a photo for me. Do you like it? Yeah, I love it. Cheese! (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS) Looks amazing. Look at that. I love it! You love it? Yeah, it's gorgeous. He kuri ta raua tutaki mai ki a Willow. Inaianei kei te hiahia raua kia hoko whare. Me penapena putea ka tika. When we came back, we obviously went straight into a rental. And that's when we realised we were spending a lot of money on rent. And that's when we realised something had to change. So I guess that's what's, kind of, led us into wanting to purchase our first home and have more... something to offer if we had kids, moving forward. Yeah. Our budget is about... We're looking around the 600K mark. Engari me mutu raua te whakapau putea. So can they get real enough to get their own slice of real estate? What do you know? They're all sold. All sold. Yeah, we landed hard. Let's put it that way. It was a big change. Being in New York was great, but they're almost the same. Yeah. It's almost, like, million-dollar properties there and here. OK, what do we have in here? Have a look. When I came back here, I had obviously the old Auckland mentality ` I was gonna get, you know, in a lovely inner-city suburb. We're open to apartment living and a few different options. Let's see if we can afford anything. That's not too bad. Once you started to look, we realised what the state of the housing crisis really was. It's not a bad price, though. What is the price? 1.3. Oh, maybe it's a bit much. So 1.3 for an apartment. Yeah, nah. Interesting. He whakahirahira te tutakitaki ki o raua hoa. Hey! Hi! How are you guys? Hello, baby. (BABBLES) Hello, baby. Hello, baby. But if these guys have any hope of pulling a deposit together, they'll have to start axing their wining and dining expenses. We're the generation that's missed out. Don't get me wrong, we've obviously been very blessed, but I think in every major city that goes through an upheaval where the city decides to invest in its future, there's gonna be a generation that has to miss out. No reira, me pehea ta raua hoko whare? We're looking at as many options as we can at the moment. So from townhouses to apartments to terraced homes. I'm keen on a city location because I work in the city. So that's number one. But also just convenience. And the major positives of buying an apartment would be the amenities that would potentially come with it, such as a pool and a gym. Buying an apartment, for me, would be a way to grow equity and potentially make a gain. But if we bought an apartment, yes, we would have to delay getting a family. Some of the negatives of buying an apartment, first and foremost would be the body corp fees. It would be size, but also lack of things like car parking spaces, and storage space is a big one. I think Michel-le would definitely not enjoy the idea of delaying a family. And I think neither would I. Kei te mohio a Michel-le ki te momo o te whare mona. When we were living in New York, we lived in a studio apartment. Basically, our bedroom was in our kitchen. The bathroom was very small. So I feel I've done my time, definitely. For me personally, I think we need something with a bit more space, so I'm not sure if the city is probably for us at this stage. Pehea ranei te whare mana e whakatika? Ka pai tera? Renovating a house is not an option for us. I think the amount of overheads that comes with a renovation ` consents, building costs, potential blowouts when it comes to building costs as well. And also just the general time that it takes. I'm ready for a family right now. Space is extremely important, because obviously if we're wanting to build a family home, we're going to need that kind of space. We have a little dog as well, so she's gonna need a yard to move around in. I think there's a bit of flexibility in buying your own house. You can choose the design. Doing a little research has clarified some decisions. Kei te hiahia raua i tetahi whare hou he nui ake mo te whanau. Ka ea ranei tera i to raua whitu rau mano tara? It's Michel-le's idea to start looking further out of Auckland. So she's been talking to me for a little while. Further up north as well, or out west. Recently, Pokeno's been on her mind. So that's been interesting. I'm a bit hesitant down there. So just gotta figure out what the distance and the travel and, um, and see whether she can charm me into it. we'll beat it by 15 percent or the father or the sister who isnt really into D.I.Y., there's still something for everyone. Hedge Shears and Secateurs Set only 39.95 dollars Four Burner BBQ 198 dollars 105 Pce Tool Kit and Bag 50 dollars Pack of ten LED Solar Light just 15 dollars Where you find a competitors lower price on the same stocked item, we'll beat it by 15 percent # BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE # Lowest prices are just the beginning. That's our policy (ELECTRONIC MUSIC) 30-year-old Sudeshan and his 28-year-old fiancee Michel-le aren't afraid of living large and grabbing all the opportunities life presents ` like when the met five years ago. We went out to a bar and saw each other` Well, I saw him. And I was like, 'Yup, that's my guy.' So, yeah, that's how it started. And ever since then, we've been inseparable. Engari no te hokinga mai e tawahi he uaua ki te kimi whare mo raua. Even though it's home, it was definitely a change of pace. New jobs, new direction. And obviously we had a lot of goals coming back to New Zealand. And getting those kick-started is never as easy as you think it's going to be. I work for a software start-up company in downtown Auckland. (ALL SING) Beautiful! And I'm a high school teacher. I teach at Botany Downs Secondary College, and I teach dance and drama. # A-A-A-mine. # Heoi ano me penapena putea kia hokona ai tetahi whare. Do this first. The bed and this one. They're flying the love nest they've been renting in Manukau and moving back in with the parents in Botany, East Auckland. We've come back with a little bit of savings. However, we're saving as hard as we can right now for a deposit. Our KiwiSaver's about to kick in as well, so that should help. No raua te whakatau kia hanga i to raua ano whare. Engari ki hea? I've walked around Pokeno and just observed and seen some of the different types of houses, just to get an idea of the design that I'm more interested in. I am trying to convince Sudeshan to move out to Pokeno. I really wanna move out there. It's a good building block for us. No reira, hea hanga huarahi hanga whare kei Pokeno? So, these are all different lots. What is this area over here? Ka pai ki a raua te hoko whare kua oti ke te whakarite, engari ka pehea a Pokeno? That's the one we drove past the other day. Think it's next to the park,... Yes, it is. ...if I'm not mistaken. Yeah, that's quite nice, actually, eh. Pokeno is over 50km south of Auckland, but these guys are focusing on getting everything they want in a new house. We're really looking for open plan. Yes. And especially cos the lounge area's more like an entertainment area and where we spend most of our time. So this looks amazing in terms of an open plan. Cos that's what we suffered with a lot is our lounge being really tiny. Yeah, definitely, being quite closed off. When we had a look at it and we saw the framework of the houses that they were building down there, we fell in love. You can add bedrooms on to these plans, but that is extra. Mm-hm. There's a few different things you can do, I'm sure, right? Yeah, yep. We thought that, you know, offering a lot of space, something for us to grow into. So it's quite a consultative design process? Yes, so it'll be a few hours, and you discuss everything ` if you're having laminate flooring, if you're having tiles; the colours. So I guess you can fit the house to fit your budget,... Yeah, 100%. ...depending on what you want. OK, awesome. Cool. Thank you, we're excited. Are you excited? Yeah, I'm excited. I'm definitely excited. I'm really excited. OK, let's sign us up. (LAUGHTER) One step at a time. LAUGHS: OK. So initial looks that I've had with Michel-le is really nice property sizes and good value for money. I'm definitely coming around to the idea of buying further out. The commute is definitely an issue. 50km south might not sound like much, but in peak-hour Auckland traffic it is game-changing. A 45-minute run can double and even triple with the smallest traffic incident. E tuturu ana ranei o raua hiahia kia whai i te whare? Um, definitely convenience. That's a no-brainer, I think. Yeah. Going to the gym... Yeah. Going to the gym as well. So that's an interesting thing. Pokeno has no gym right now. And Michel-le and I love the gym. We're quite social. Have lots of friends here in Auckland. So, you know, putting that into the fact that we're not going to just pop into the city every now and then when we want. But I think it's for the long game and we have to just do little sacrifices, you know? We're growing up and we wanna move on to the next phases of our life; that's kinda what you have to do. Let's look at some wallpaper. Ka pau te ono wiki kua whakaae a Sudeshan ki te hoko whare ki Pokeno. Looking for a banana leaf, but something for the bedroom, like a feature wall or something like that. This flower's nice. I kinda like this flower. He nui te moni, a, kei te whakarite marena hoki raua. He nui rawa mo raua? Do you like it? I love this one. Ka whitu marama kia tu to raua whare. You like it? No reira, me penapena tonu, engari ka pehea i te nui o nga mahi. Five, six, seven, eight. They are making sacrifices, though, living lives that are a million miles away from their exotic travel years. Yay! I'm so proud of you guys. Thank you so much. Great energy. Kua ono marama raua me Willow e noho ana i te whare o nga matua o Sudeshan. And after 12 months of adding to their overseas savings, plus help from KiwiSaver, they've reached their minimum deposit target. The Pokeno house, all up, is coming to $670,000. And that's for 600m2 and a 160m2 house. So I guess, by comparison, a house in Auckland for the same price would get you about 75m2 to 90m2. It's a huge difference. The price of their build definitely seems competitive with the price of buying in the city. But are they being realistic about what moving 50km south of the centre will mean? And is the price worth it? Right at the end of Auckland's Southern Motorway, Pokeno is famous for its ice cream and its bacon. Although, technically it's not part of Auckland at all. Kei te taha tokerau o Waikato. And it was the starting point for the colonial invasion of Waikato. He ahuatanga rereke i Pokeno i te ra nei. Waru rau rima tekau nga whare hou. No reira kei te korero ahau ki a Gemma kia kite he pehea te ahua o te makete. Welcome to sunny Pokeno. Talk to me about the real estate situation here in Pokeno. Well, it's thriving at the moment. We've come a long way here in Pokeno. It's been a real` gone from a real sleepy town to a bustling, you know, urban lifestyle with a rural backdrop, as they say. Yeah. He aha nga momo utu? What's the average house price? Well, at the moment a lot of houses selling in the early to mid sevens. So, when you have your families coming out from Auckland who struggle to get anything under the million mark, so from that aspect, yeah, we like to try and say it's affordable. He aha te tirohanga whakamua? What's in store for the future? Another 2000 homes on the schedule, with a lot of the services to follow. So we've got the proposed sports fields and shops and restaurants, extension to the school, etc. (RELAXED ELECTRONIC MUSIC) It's good news that more facilities will eventually make it to Pokeno. But these guys will have to make use of the great outdoors when they first move out, and wait for a gym to open. (INDISTINCT CONVERSATION) A, ko te rongo pai kei te pai te whakatu o to raua whare. I like that. Do you like this one? No reira, ka timata te whakarakei i te whare. The building and the designing has been fun; choosing colours and... Oh, colour choices are so hard. Changing our mind after we make the colour choice. Exactly. E wha marama noiho ka oti te hanga to raua kainga hou. Wow! This is your house. Looks amazing. (LAUGHTER) It's all almost done! It's so close to finished. We can't go inside, cos unfortunately they've just finished painting. That's all right. That's OK. Kei te whakaatu te kaiwhakahaere a Jess i a raua ki te whare hou. What else do we have to do for the house before we can get in? So, we're pretty much almost finished. All we've got left to do is the flooring. So your laminate flooring and your carpet, which is cool. And then a couple of little finishing things. Finish off the kitchen; obviously your landscaping. Yeah. And then that's really it. So maybe two weeks we'll be all finished. Two weeks? Two weeks. That's pretty close, eh. Oh my goodness. I can't wait. Yeah, and then we'll meet up again and I'll give you the keys. Yeah. And then it's your house. It looks beautiful. I look forward to seeing how it's gonna all fit together, with the carpet and the flooring and everything like that. So, yeah, it's exciting. Kei te tata ki te wa e hunuku ai ki to raua whare tuatahi. Kei te raru pea mo te haere ki Pokeno noho ai? We're moving out there to have the bigger house and the more space and to have more value. But something on my mind is the day that a car crashes or someone breaks down, and you're suddenly faced with a two and a half hour commute. So that's, kind of, what worries me. SONG: # Tell me lies Tell me sweet little lies # Tell me lies # Tell me, tell me lies # Oh, no, no, you can't disguise... # Trendsetters Sudeshan and Michel-le seldom put a foot wrong. But is buying their first house off the plans their craziest move so far? This is your house. Looks amazing. (LAUGHTER) It's all almost done. It's taken just 12 months of saving and help from KiwiSaver, but they officially moved into their house two weeks ago. So is it really what they hoped for? Well, I'm off to Pokeno kia kite i te whare hou. But it's a long drive, so I've gotta get started early. (FUNKY ROCK MUSIC) Me patai au i te patai ` he aha te nui o te whare i whiwhi i a raua mo o raua moni? Hello. How are you? Kia ora! Hi! Welcome, welcome. Good to see you. Here. Here's a little something I grew myself. Oh, thank you. Welcome. Good to see you. Thank you for coming. Happy housewarming. Oh wow! Thank you so much. We really appreciate that. Come in. You're so welcome. Wow, you guys! It's a real house! It's big. It's got space. You do. So, this is the place. This is obviously our kitchen. Yeah, amazing. And we definitely really wanted, like, an island style so we can all sit down, have some breakfast. Mm. I can cook something here and just... You cook here; I eat over there. Anything where eating happens, yeah, is definitely, definitely... This is our work in progress. We're thinking this is more like a... ...a second, kind of, lounge. The visitors' lounge, you know? You've got the mirror here. This could be your dance studio. I have actually done a few moves here. I thought you might've. (LAUGHS) And we have our bathroom right here, with a nice little bathtub. Oh yeah. And shower. So we haven't quite tried if we can fit two people in there yet. No, it's good. You can fit one of me. So if you can fit one of me, you're good to go. (LAUGHTER) GROANS: OK. I'm fine. No, I'm totally fine. I don't need any help. (LAUGHS) What are you gonna do with this? Could be anything. It could be a nursery. Aha. Or it could be... A nursery? Did you hear that, Sudeshan? Yeah, I definitely heard that loud and clear. Where little, tiny babies live. We'll say it's a bedroom for now. What type of bed we're not sure. The master bedroom. Oh, gorgeous. And we have, like, our walk-in cupboard and our en suite. That was the goal, the walk-in cupboard. Yeah! This could be my room. (LAUGHTER) When you're lying on this bed, what do you want to look out there and see, eventually? I see about five blades of grass. What I wanna do is get a deck all the way down from there,... Uh-huh. ...pretty much coming all the way to here, and then if I go too far, long term, I wanna take this whole thing out and make it a ranchslider. But there's a few plans. For now, I just wanna grow the grass. We're definitely those people now, aren't we? Yeah. That happened. I'm sorry, guys. You care heaps about grass. That's what happens when you're a grown-up. Wheuaua te hanga whare hou? Was it hard to make decisions about a new house like this? Definitely wasn't easy, by no means. But the builders make it really comfortable. They showed us what certain things would look like, they gave us ideas. Plus it was us as well, walking around neighbourhoods going, 'What would weatherboard look like versus this?' 'What would ColorSteel roofing look like versus shingles?' Or going to laminate floors, 'What would that look like versus this, contrasting with carpet?' And so on and so forth. And eventually you piece it together. It was a gamble, though. We didn't know until the very end, when we finally walked in. And then, 'Oh, it looks great.' What about the distance to get to town? We thought the traffic was gonna be really bad between here and, say, Papakura, Manukau. And it's not. So we did our first couple of days last week. It took us 25 minutes, 30 minutes to get from here to Manukau at about 7am. I get dropped off. Once you're on the train, sweet. Michel-le teaches in Botany, so that's about five minutes from Manukau. And it's done. Actually, it was quicker than going from East Auckland. So it sounds really positive going that way. What about making your friends and family come and hang out this way? I think that the buy-in for our friends to come is that there is enough space for people to` You know, you can either sit in the lounge or in the kitchen or in the dining room. We're gonna definitely have to host a few barbecues. I think that'll be good. Much nicer spot to entertain. Yeah. He aha atu inaianei? What's the next plan? One of the main reasons we came down here was to get on the property ladder. Be able to get a bit more equity out of the house in a few years, compared to Auckland. And then maybe move back to Auckland and take that money somewhere else, but now it's just wait and see. I think we got a good house in a good location, and it stands out a little bit from everything else as well, so, um, yeah, I think two years from now we'll have a look at things again. We have to be really smart because, like, it's our house, it's a mortgage. It's so different than when you're paying rent or something like that. So we have had to make a few adjustments to our lifestyle. To be hard on yourself. Man, it's so worth it in the end. Yeah. Then you move into, like, a Grey Lynn mansion. Ohhh. That's good advice. Yeah, that's the four-year goal. (LAUGHS) (RELAXED MUSIC) You'd have to say this is a bold move for a young couple who love everything about city life ` whanau, friends, work, play; everything it's got to offer. But if there's one thing that's clear about Sudeshan and Michel-le, ka pumau raua ki te kaupapa. But if they can learn to live with the traffic and the travelling, Pokeno might be a really clever step on the property ladder. And perhaps you'll see them heading back towards the bright lights of the city. Tera pea ka aroha nui raua ki te hapori nei. Coming up, a first-home-buying couple taking a different approach. The main thing that I'm passionate about is the birds and rescuing and rehoming and helping. But will buying a do-up be their undoing? He needn't worry. British Paints 4 Seasons is easy to apply and defends against rain, hail or 40 blistering degrees. Auckland Tamaki-Makaurau with its big, bustling social life and beautiful beaches. It's a place where you can have it all. But how far can you take that dream? Can you buy your first home, throw your job and keep up your lifestyle? Like a lot of thirty-somethings, Darnell and Tally make sure they squeeze the most out of every opportunity. Even the way they met was about taking a chance and turning it into something special. We just met on Facebook. I just saw this pretty girl and I, like, messaged her, and she messaged me back. Saying, 'Do I know you?' (LAUGHS) Like, real staunch, and I'm like, 'Do you wanna?' Nah, I didn't say that, but yeah. And then that was it, really, eh. And we sorta talked online every day for about, mm, five months? Yep. And then finally met up. I went over, took a bottle of wine, and then I never left. Ka pau te ono marama, ka tuturu. Yeah, we flew over Waiheke, and then I got a friend of mine to write 'will you marry me?' in the sand on Onetangi beach. And um` I didn't have my glasses on. She didn't have her glasses on. So I go, 'Well, do you?' And she's like, 'What? Do I?' And then the pilot, who's the only one driving, turns around and goes, 'Well, do you?' And I was like, 'Oh my God!' And he goes, 'Oh, she can't see it,' and he dipped the plane, and we all went like this, and then you saw it. Yeah. And then they were still saying, 'Will you? Will you?' And I was like, 'Oh, right. Yeah, yeah.' That's how we got engaged. And then got married on Waiheke as well. Which was incredible. He tere tena, engari he aha i tere ai? Do you know how lesbians work? So, you know how, like, one normal year in a dog year, it's like seven? So lesbians are amplified like that. And so, like, women, they just egg each other on ` 'I like you.' 'I like you.' 'Wanna move in? Move in!' And, like, you wanna buy a house? Buy a house. You wanna get birds? Get a bird! You wanna get engaged? Get engaged! Wanna get married? Do it! Do it! It's all sped up to, like, such a pace. That's what lesbians are like. Ka hipa te ono marama, a, ka marena. Kei te whai raua kia hoko whare mo raua. Engari he mama tera? Na te penapena putea i poturi ai te ahua o to raua noho. Darnell and Tally have been living in the Auckland suburb of Kohimarama for a few years, and now they're ready to buy a home together. Can Tally turn this opportunity into the chance to change careers? Actually got brought over from England to do the job that I was doing, and I did it for about seven years. And you kinda get to the point where you're sitting in an office and you think, 'I'd love to do something a little bit more creative.' And you always think about it. He kaihoko whare a Darnell ka eke raua i tena. And it also gives Darnell the flexibility to work for herself. So is that something Tally will get to experience? I'm obsessed with houses. It's what I love. But what I wanted to do was take Tally to discover her actual passion. I think once I discover what my passion is, like Darnell, I can turn it into something lucrative down the track. I think that will be the ideal. Hi. (LAUGHS) Hi, hello. Ko tetahi o raua aroha nui ko te manu. Some people take them to work. Yeah, we did. Yeah. (LAUGHS) Ko Tally te kaiwhakaora matua i nga manu. The main thing that I'm passionate about is the birds ` rescuing and rehoming, helping. Oh, come on. Good boy. Oh, you're a pretty boy, aren't you? So we've got the six rescues that we've kept, and we've rehomed a few over the way, but I think we'll continue to do that. (SQUAWKS) I'm not allowed to keep any more (LAUGHS), but certainly we'll do some rescuing and rehoming, bird-sitting, and just anything that we can do to help. Six is a comfortable number. Yeah, it's basically 10. 20's also an even number. (LAUGHS) Fail. (LAUGHS) Ki to raua whare reti, ka tiaki a Tally i nga manu. (SQUEAKS) I know. I can't pat you through there. So, Henry's the little miracle bird. He's the one that, kind of, started it all. So he's a little bit special. Little Popo, the blue one, he came from a house where they had about 300 to 400 birds. So we took him in. And then the little yellow one, we had to get him a wife. (MUSIC CHIMES) It's hard enough trying to figure out how to turn your passion into a business. But when it's something like animal rescue, which is so often voluntary, that is an even bigger ask. Hi! I did it! Hi! I'm free. It's done. Good. OK, shall we go? Yes, we shall. Tally, though, is so focused on turning their plans to buy a house into an opportunity to create a home business that she's quit her job in IT. (UPBEAT MUSIC) He wa pai tenei ki te tini umanga mahi? He rorirori ranei? We've been smart about it and we've put enough money aside to pay our mortgage for five or six months. And just gotta be mindful. And then hopefully you'll find whatever it is that you wanna do. Yeah. These guys really are about creating their best lives together. A, he manu aroha ano raua ka tau ki te wahi pai mo raua. So, all of our romantic, kind of, life events have happened in Waiheke. So it's quite special to us as a couple, I guess. Yeah. Romanticising it a little bit. (BOTH LAUGH) He mama te whakawhiti ki Waiheke ma te waka i Tamaki-Makaurau. Thanks to this, its wineries, beaches and beautiful scenery, it's become the most populated island in the Hauraki Gulf. A, ehara i te mea i tenei i nga wa katoa. For a long time, Waiheke Island was something of an Auckland backwater. Counterculture types came here for the beach vibes and the small-town feel. But it's always been something of an Auckland suburb, just cut off by a barrier of water. And it may be that barrier which meant that house prices back in the day were some of the cheapest in the city. Hoi ano i enei ra kaore. Ka uaua te hoko whare i raro i te kotahi miriona tara. Kua ono marama a Darnell e titiro ana katahi ano ia ka rongo mo tetahi whare pakupaku. He whare pai pea mo raua. We found a really cute little bach on a full site. It's original 1960, so it's gonna need some work. But I think it will work for us. Yeah. I think so. I'm pretty excited about it. It's about 200m from the water. You can see the water as well, which is pretty exciting. And it's got a massive garden as well, which is kinda the highlight for me. Ahakoa te nui o nga mahi e tika ana, ka tono utu a Darnell raua ko Tally. But are they at risk of not seeing the wood for the trees? It was a deceased estate, and the lady loved it very much. When you walk into a house, you don't often get the feeling that it's amazing. And this just has so much love about it. Like, total do-up. Taihoa ka kitea ka whakaaetia ta raua tono whitu rau toru tekau mano tara. Kua tae mai te karere. Kei te haere a Darnell raua ko Tally mai i Tamaki-Makaurau ki Waiheke. Just lucky. Very lucky. Definitely. Me utu raua i te mokete i te turanga mahi kotahi. Me whakatika a Tally i a ia mo tetahi pakihi i te kainga. I wanna sell my art and my bird things. Mm-hm. And our vegetables. And... (LAUGHS) our fish that we've caught, that we've learnt to fish. Basically everything we're going to grow and do, you're going to sell. Ka noho tonu a Darnell i tona turanga mahi, engari ka rere ke te ahua o te noho. A lot of the stuff that I do is actually online or over the phone anyway. So it's just about being more prepared. I'm gonna structure my days a bit better than I do, so when I come to Auckland they'll be back-to-back meetings. But I'm really excited to list something in Waiheke. And, um, as it turns out, someone asked me last night (LAUGHS) if I could. And I was like, 'Yes, I can.' Buying a bach with potential in Waiheke is a real coup, and one on a full site with a self-contained sleepout, established fruit trees and a veggie garden, well, that's exceptional. Eco-terrorist. He mama ranei te whakapai i tetahi whare taha moana ki tetahi kainga i te utu kotahi? Me rapu i tetahi kaikamura i te tuatahi. We're cramming a week's worth of work into one day. Builder Ant and his assistant, Erica, are coming over from the city. The cavalry is coming. No reira, he aha a Darnell e kite nei? Just make it functionable and liveable. He pai tena, engari he tuturu tana e tumanako nei? It's not quite as simple as you think. When you pull all that off, it'll expose all the framing. But if we pull that off, it's gonna come off before we do this. OK? So then we're opening up more bits and pieces to do. I'm just warning you of what you're up for. Yeah, it's not as great as I thought it was. And then when I keep looking closer and closer, I realise that a lot of stuff had actually been patched up. So you want all this to come out, then? Yep. All of that out. We'll pull out this. Pull all this out. Cos there's no electricals or anything in here, is there? No. OK, well, I can pull all that out. The sink's staying, the oven's staying. But all the shelving in here's gonna come out,... Yeah. ...including the Seratone lining on the wall. And we'll reline all of that. And these can come off. And the doors'll come off. And then we can focus on downstairs and the sleepout as well. Overcommitted? Yeah, I think so. (LAUGHS) My builder doesn't like me much today. If you actually write down a list of everything, cos it's all in your head at the moment. So you're goin' everywhere. (CHUCKLES) Then we can just go through the list and systematically do what you want done in order of priority. Ooh, that's not good at all. Look at that. I think we'll pop that toilet out, actually. I te korenga o tetahi whareiti, ka taea e raua te noho ki konei? Well, we're just gonna obviously take out all the rotten bits. It's already a sheet join here, so we can join it on the joist there. We'll put another solid nog through here. You can't rush these sorta things. You do it once, do it right or we'll be back again. So we'll take our time, within reason. Prioritise the floor here and the other two rooms there. He nui nga mahi whakatika te whare nei. It's all adding up to an expensive lesson in buying a bach when you can't put the Y into DIY. Things that I wasn't expecting was rotten floorboards and, uh, rotting kitchens and not-proper walls. The team has more of a job than they thought. That's gonna need relining. That small thing there, that's just added, probably, two hours to the job. There's probably a full week here for two people, quite easily. Well, I thought that we could do it in a day. Uh, as it turns out, that's completely inaccurate. I'm a little bit ambitious with my time frames. So I might need to push those out. It's a classic case of first-home-buyer's optimism. Kao riterite nga hiahia o Darnell ki te ao hurihuri nei. The average renovation is estimated to cost around $4000 per square metre. So is their chance to turn this bach into a loveable first home slipping beyond their reach? And will Tally be kissing her career change goodbye? Domino's declares war on delivery charges. Any large pizza, just 15 bucks. Delivered. Darnell and Tally have just bought their first home on Waiheke Island. That's gonna need relining. But their knack for maximising every opportunity is being seriously tested by the amount of repairs needed to turn the bach... That's not good at all. ...into a functional first home that Tally can run a business from. We've got to replace the floor. Because we don't have a floor; it's kind of all rotten, and there's lots of holes in the floor, which is kind of a big deal. A, kei roto noa tena i te whare. Kei waho he mara nui kua penei. Bit of an issue. As you can see, this was once my beautiful garden. I had fresh vegetables and it was all very gorgeous. And now it's a pile of dirt. Happens to be... Cos of all of our dreams and our plans are completely ruined. So put a bit of a backburner on things, but... definitely one of the bigger jobs in the renovation. Kua puta etahi mahi ohorere ki te kurawai ka raru pea o raua moni. Engari kei a Tally tetahi whakaaro mo tona pakihi. I'm gonna renovate the shed into a 'she shed' and turn that into a studio for the art, and obviously we've got loads of space for the bird aviaries and stuff, so I think because there's nothing around, you kind of don't have any choice but to be productive and creative ` which is what I wanted. Kei te wawata ka utu te pakihi o Tally i nga mahi whakatika whare. But as they continue to live amongst the reno, can these guys keep chipping away at all that needs to be done? Ka pau te rima marama kua tae mai au ki Waiheke kia kite e pehea ana Darnell raua ko Tally. Because, let's face it, their long list of repairs before even starting to modernise was daunting. Whitu tekau tau te pakeke o te whare, a, i te kitea. This is already completely different. It looks amazing. Hi! How are you? Hi! Kia ora. Good to see you. Good to see you too. Hi! Good to see you. Hi. Yeah. Awesome to see this beautiful spot. Happy housewarming. Thank you. That's so sweet. Thank you. Come on in. Yeah, love to. Ohh, look! It's like an actual... an actual kitchen in an actual home. It's a little bit different. Super different. So what are the main things you've done in here? We took out this tiny little island that was here and opened it up and put in the new kitchen. And actually have a dishwasher! (LAUGHS) This floor ` beautiful. No disrespect to the terracotta tiles of old. (LAUGHTER) Yeah, no, it was definitely an upgrade from that. And also the cork was just hideous. You got really hammer happy. (LAUGHS) Yeah, just... Smashing everything up ` everything! Get outta there! (LAUGHS) It sounds therapeutic. It is, actually. No, it's not. It's not! Hey, apart from the floor, any other favourite parts of this space? Well, I guess we like the fact that Mum turned the fridge space into an office. So that was a nice surprise. Yeah! Go, Mum! I know. Can she turn my fridge into an office? She probably would. Well, the kitchen is glorious. Whakaatu mai nga ruma ` show me the other rooms. Sure thing. I love the continuation of this light floor to downstairs. Yeah, we ummed and ahed about that. So after doing the kitchen and it went so well, we ripped out the carpet and laid it throughout the rest of the house. The big, ugly fireplace is gone. I know. That was the bane of my existence. Yeah, had to argue a lot to get that one done, but it's out now, and it's made the room so much bigger. Ahhh! How are the birds finding their beautiful new home? Oh, they're loving it. They're always happy. So they're settled in. They're quite enjoying island life. Yeah, they love it. Little troublemakers. Now, have you got any more? Um... We might have a few rescue chickens and a few rabbits and... My fault. OK. Actually her fault this time. Normally it's my fault. So long as it's a team effort, it's got my seal of approval. (LAUGHTER) He rima rau tara ka takoha i a Darnell ki nga whakatopu tiaki manu. We put in a brand new septic tank in the ground there, and to do that we unfortunately had to remove all of the trees. But you've kind of got a clean slate now, though, right? It's completely flat and we've just laid seed, and the grass is starting to grow. And there's sporadic tomato plants growing everywhere. So, yeah. Na te tae mai ki konei i pakari a Tally ki te whakatu pakihi. What's all this about? Well, I started a little business. Well, Darnell tells me not to call it little, cos it's going quite well. I had a bit of a problem in New Zealand; I couldn't find the type of products and the type of things that I wanted for my birds, particularly the parrots. Cos it's, I guess, quite niche, and the pet stores don't really specialise in that kind of stuff. So, yeah, had the problem and, like most businesses, that's how petpatch.co.nz was born. Adorable. Yeah. That does sound like every great business' origin story. Yeah. And how are you finding running a business from Waiheke? Yeah, it's pretty good. I mean, luckily, it's all online. I've got a really great supplier connection, so, kind of, bring everything in and make it all look beautiful and send it out. Go, you. That's so cool. So do you feel like Waiheke, this move, has been the impetus for you to make these kind of changes, be a bit brave? Mm. Yeah, I think so. I mean, working from home anywhere helps. So you, kind of, have the time to not be commuting. That's a huge thing. And I think just being here, it's quite an inspirational place. So you've nailed corporate life with a Waiheke lifestyle. Pretty much, yeah. Pretty much. Like, a... an ambitious hippie, you could say. (LAUGHS) I love that. Ka ea nga utu te pakihi o Tally, no reira ka noho motuhake raua ki konei mo ake tonu atu? Has it been a change for good, this move? I never say anything is permanent, because Tally and I get itchy feet. So we have an idea and then we run with it. I don't think we'll ever sell this house. But I think we're definitely gonna give it a good crack. And maybe buy something else on the island. I don't know. He nekehanga pai tenei? Are you pleased you did it? Oh, 100%, yeah. It's... We've got 100 animals. Can't do that in Auckland. (CHUCKLES) Sometimes the biggest challenge of moving out comes with the expectation that with the move of location, your lifestyle changes as well. Naturally, for the better. Ki te kore e tutuki ka taumaha haere. For a while there, this move looked like the worst possible idea. You'd have to say this has really turned out to be one inspired move. Next week on Moving Out ` carving it up. Can dad Dallas steer his life in a new direction? I've been told that I'm a surfing addict in my past. (CHUCKLES) That's something that I've really missed here in Auckland. Is the move hitting a bung note with his son? Not bad, boy. Or will finding a house in a holiday spot prove to be too hard? Escaping the urban sprawl for small-town crawl. I wanna stay with my kids, you know, grow up with them. But have they chosen the right town and the right business? www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2019