The Star: April 06, 2023

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Netball icon’s dream home for sale
• By Diana Clement
CANTERBURY netball legend
Joan Harnett-Kindley is putting
her $4 million-plus dream home
on the market.
The four-bedroom designer
property in Wānaka, where she
and husband Don now live, goes
to auction on April 20.
Harnett-Kindley played 116
internationals for New Zealand
from 1963 to 1974, including
three world championships, 45
of them as captain.
The property up for sale was
built by Harnett-Kindley and
her husband nearly 15 years ago,
replacing an old bach that had
previously sat on the 1993sqm
section.
The house has an RV of $4.25
million and is a standout in
Wanaka. It looks over a river, has
views of Mt Gold and Mt Maude,
and comes with a full-size tennis
court.
Harnett-Kindley said when
the house was being built earthworks
were carried out to raise
the ground level by 4m to protect
against flooding, with the designer
home sitting 5m above the
level of the original bach.
The home is built in schist
stone to ensure it was in keeping
with the environment, a design
feature that Harnett-Kindley is
especially proud of.
“It just belongs here. And I
think that’s the nicest part about
it,” she said.
Harnett-Kindley built up a
real estate business Christchurch
after retiring from netball in the
1970s, and later became a director
of her husband’s real estate
business in Wanaka.
She also became a judge for
the Master Builders house of
the year competition. She said
ON THE BALL:
Canterbury
netball legend
Joan Harnett-
Kindley
played 116
internationals
for New
Zealand
before
building up
a real estate
business.
experience in the competition
helped her with the design of the
property, which was carried out
by architect Ken Warburton.
“We had a really lovely experience
with Ken Warburton, because
he knew what we wanted
and the way he designed it was
exactly the way we wanted,” she
said.
Harnett-Kindley, who just celebrated
her 80th birthday, said
she still had a passion for sport,
playing tennis on the property’s
court.
But she felt the size of the
home and section was too big for
the couple’s current lifestyle.
“We’re on half an acre of
land. As one gets older it’s a
lot of work. We’ve got to move
while we can still enjoy the new
(home).”
Listing agent Anna Findlay
said the house was one of the
best in the area, and one of the
few larger homes on the riverfront.
“A lot of the properties along
the riverfront are old original
baches,” she said. “Land is very
tightly held in this area.”
Both Findlay and Harnett-
Kindley think the house would
appeal to Auckland buyers,
although South Islanders have
also been looking.
“It could be someone for
Auckland. People there have had
such a bad time,” said Harnett-
Kindley.
“We think it could also be
someone from here who likes the
outlook and wants access to the
river, the boating, the fishing and
the skiing. It’s all here, you see,
right on our doorstep.”
– NZ Herald
OPPORTUNITY: Harnett-Kindley’s four-bedroom luxury
home at 1 Wicklow Terrace, Wānaka, goes to auction on
April 20.
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