Pauanui's Final Splash

Grand Finale For Pauanui Canal Chronicles

An excerpt from the article that featured last weekend in the NZ Herald Homes:

“The canals remain one of my favourite places to lark, and I get great satisfaction from watching generations enjoy this environment together. I see that these places and homes are the glue that brings them together, as it has our own family.”

As Leigh and his team prepare for their final splash at the Pauanui Waterways, the 12 prime shoreline sites bear the apt moniker ‘Hammerhead’. Positioned along the gracefully curved canal front, these sites evoke the distinction and elegance of their namesake apex predator, offering a fitting finale to this extraordinary development.

Hoppers North Island Flotilla

Hoppers North Island Flotilla

The idea to circumnavigate the North Island and spend time exploring Tasman Bay and the Marlborough Sounds on his own launch was a bucket list item for Leigh Hopper. A lifelong boating and fishing enthusiast, Leigh put the word out to friends and family in June 2021 that he and wife Linda planned to set off from their home in Whitianga the following January, for a six week adventure aboard his Maritimo M70 Moon Shadow.