The family bach tucked on the hill in Karekare has always been home to Amber Rhodes. She was conceived there, spent childhood weekends and holidays in the bush or playing endless boardgames while safely riding out storms.
As an adult, she made new memories there with husband Pauly and teenage daughters Winter and Beatrix, lovingly spent nine months renovating and in December 2021, they moved in full-time while saving money to buy their own home.
Then on February 13 this year, the