The Stonethrow Lodge on the Banks of the Whanganui River near Taumarunui is for sale.

The Stonethrow Lodge on the banks of the Whanganui river near Taumarunui is for sale - Want to be a Fishing Guide Lodge Owner ?

The Stonethrow Lodge, situated on the banks of the Whanganui River is 10km from Taumarunui town in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. Travel is 3 hours south of Auckland Airport and only 2 hours south of Hamilton Airport which takes international flights from Australia.

The modern lodge known specifically for its Fly Fishing has a studio apartment separate from the owners’ house. It is very comfortable and well-appointed with Sky TV, wireless broadband and is spacious and private, making the perfect resting place after a great day fly fishing. The lodge is as it reads a stone throw away from the river where one can literally watch the trout rise to an evening hatch.

For non-fly fishing companions there are many local activities listed one of the most popular being kayaking on the Whanganui River. Blazing Paddles Canoe Adventures are in fact a stone’s throw from the Lodge.

Stonethrow Fly Fishing Lodge specialises in custom made fly fishing vacations. The current hosts are Charlie and Nadine offer a different fly fishing lodge experience by making fishing holidays more relaxed in a friendly, easy going rural atmosphere.

New Zealand Fly Fishing Guides

At Stonethrow Fishing Lodge they have several fly fishing guides that specialise in different areas to make fishing holiday a success and they cater to needs while on the river. The fishing guides are serious fishaholics and so to most Lodge guests.

The Accommodation

This quality accommodation is a near new studio apartment. It is private, clean and contains a queen size bed, a single bed and a double sofa bed.

Facilities include: Self-contained kitchen, Sky TV and wireless broadband.

Brokers Comments

 In talking with Charlie and Nadine we determined that there are a number of different configurations that could be set up for the lodge in that the Studio unit currently used by Guests could be the owner’s accommodation and the three bedroom Lodge house could be set aside for the guests. Catering for three couples, at the maximum, before perhaps building a small cottage in the garden area for another couple or two.

There is great garden space at the Lodge and the current owners lease some farmland right next door to the lodge and so the buyer could be a small time farmer of Sheep, Cattle and other farm animals.  

Charlie is a Fly Fishing guide but due to illness is not able to continue with this work and so the ideal opportunity now exists for a new owner who is already or wants to become a Fishing Guide. Combine the accommodation charges for guests with the charges of being a guide and income will be a tidy sum, that’s for sure.  
 

  The Stonethrow Lodge Website http://www.newzealandfishinglodge.co.nz/index.html

  Ross Larsen, the Tourism & Hospitality Business Broker that is acting as the agent for the owner of this property is happy to discuss the details of this listing with you at any time.

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Ross M. Larsen C.H.A.

Taumarunui - Town and the King Country 

Taumarunui is a town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 4 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway.

The town is situated in the centre of the province called the 'King Country'. Taumarunui is predominantly now a farming community town that has seen a number of industries come and go over the last 100 years and has now settled as a peaceful place based on a community spirit set with a backdrop of the magnificent Ruapehu.
 
In close proximity to Taumarunui are the magnificent Tongariro World Heritage Park and the Whanganui National Park which has the amazing Whanganui River running through from Taumarunui to Whanganui.

It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kuiti and 55 km west of Turangi. Its population is 5136 (2001 census), making it the largest centre for a considerable distance in any direction.

The name Taumarunui is reported to be the dying words of the Māori chief Pehi Turoa - taumaru meaning screen and nui big, literally translated as Big Screen, being built to shelter him from the sun. There are also references to Taumarunui being known as large sheltered location for growing kumara.

In the 1980s publication Roll Back the Years there are some details on how Taumarunui got its name. Extract: "According to FRANK T BROWN, who wrote in the Taumarunui Press in 1926, the name Taumarunui is closely connected with the arrival of and conquering of that portion of the King Country by the Whanganui River natives during the 18th century . . . The war party that succeeded in capturing the principal pa and taking prisoner the chief of the district was headed by "Ki Maru". His warriors, to show their appreciation of his prowess and the honour of the victory, acclaimed him "Tau-maru-nui", which means "Maru the Great", or "Maru the Conqueror", that name was taken for the district and has been used ever since."

The Whanganui River

With a length of 290 km, the Whanganui is the country's third-longest river. Much of the land to either side of the river's upper reaches is part of the Whanganui National Park, though the river itself is not part of the park.

The river rises on the northern slopes of Mount Tongariro, one of the three active volcanoes of the central plateau, and close to Lake Rotoaira. It flows to the north-west before turning south-west at Taumarunui. From here it runs through the rough, bush-clad hill country of the King Country before turning south-east and flowing past the small settlements of Pipiriki and Jerusalem, before reaching the coast at Whanganui. It is the country's longest navigable river.