Yes Dotsie, expensive apartments! Elizabeth's small one bedroom place was several years ago and was $175,000, worth more now apartment living is become more popular. We also have a lovely beach front apartment (somewhat more expensive!!) on the Kapiti Coast, just up from Wellington and an hours drive from our little farm up in the Manawatu.

Hopefully you can view this site to see the area I'm talking about.

http://www.kapiti.org.nz/MapNewZealand.html

If you click on the home page it gives you a nice photo of the coast.