THE RIWAKA VALLEY OUR HOME: Nestled between the south western tip of the Kahurangi National Park and just south of the Abel Tasman National Park is a little piece of paradise. The Riwaka River fed by the crystal clear water bubbling out from under Takaka Hill at the Resurgeance runs through a valley lush with apple, pear and kiwi fruit orchards. The hill and the Buller Ranges to the west cut the valley off from the west winds making it a warm and sunny microclimate where we can even grow avocadoes and macadamia nuts which are usually only found in the north of New Zealand.