The wild west-inspired home suits the Wānaka environment and is tucked away down a private cul de sac. The straw bale home has many recycled materials, featuring tractor seats, saloon doors, bridge beams, telephone poles and old timber. The breakfast bar, which is milled from leftover timber used in the walls and ceilings, features old tractor seats. ‘‘We went to an auction in Luggate and bought a whole lot of bridge beams. ‘‘A lot of the materials you can’t get now.’’They also collected old doors originally from India at a second-hand sale in Dunedin.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 28, 2026 15:35 UTC