Bronwyn McGarvey is the proud owner of the three bedroom brick and tile state house, which she calls "both a blessing and a curse"A mouldy state house the Government sold for $38,000 due to extensive damage has become a sought after foot in the door for one woman. A house in A'Court street, Hawera, was the cheapest state house sale in the country for the past financial year, information provided under the Official Information Act revealed. After improving the walls, McGarvey wants to build a shed and coop for the chicken, and one day, put in a spa bath for herself. "Why should you differentiate over whether it was a former state house or not, I'm a firm believer that everyone should have a place to live." Other information provided by Kāinga Ora showed the most expensive state house sale was a two bedroom house in Anzac Street, Takapuna that sold for $1,760,000.

Source: Stuff January 23, 2020 15:56 UTC