Special Publications: June 29, 2023

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Photo credit:
Luke Barker
The flourishing township of Darfield,
35kms west of Christchurch, has been
home for Laine and Ashley Barker
for the last 18 years, so when it came
to building a new home for their
retirement, they were keen to stay there,
for the relaxed lifestyle, as well as for
business and family reasons.
While Ashley commutes to
Christchurch where he manages a paint
business, for the last six years Laine
has run a successful accommodation
business in Darfield.
“We had an old house, which we
demolished,” she explains. “Then we
purchased three former retirement villas
and brought them from Christchurch to
place on the site, initially for family then,
when they moved out, for a holiday
accommodation business and it has gone
well.”
The timing was right for planning a
retirement home, too, with the town’s
recently developed sub-division,
Newbrook, being in an ideal location,
and ticking the right boxes for the
couple.
“We bought the section in 2021. It’s a
nice sub-division with quality houses,”
Ashley says, “and we have family living
here too, so the grandchildren are close
by.”
The garage is long enough
to accommodate two of the
couple's classic cars, plus there is
parking space beside it.
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