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But high above the sea, overlooking a wooded flat, and hidden from the main road, we came across the house all right, being made ready for its perilous journey. Treating it with what appeared to uninitiated eyes to be reckless abandon, the contractors had removed the basement rooms, dropped the house to the ground.

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Hitched up a bulldozer

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Started moving.

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The house poised at the top of the "big drop" leading down to the road.

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Half way down the "big drop", the house sits on a comparatively level spot before commencing the second part of its journey.

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Rapid progress was made in lower section. Where necessary the bulldozers quickly cut a track for the house.

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Leaving its. scars behind it, the big house moves slowly toward the beach. It made journey on understructure of telegraph poles, was braced inside with wire strainers.

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The men who did the job. From left to right they are Ray Doreen, Fred Dominey, Jack Stoupe (contractor), Gil Dominey, and Frank Breen. Dominey Brothers were the contractors for the bulldozing and towing, and Jack Stoupe, who has an interest in the house, intends to reerect it at Wainui. It still has to be moved along highway to site.

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Name of house, "Ha-o-te-Rangi", probably meant "Home in the Sky" or something like that. A correct translation is not possible without the background story. But in any case, it no longer applies, for soon it will he a home on the flats.

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A view from the beach showing the house Hearing the roadway. Original location was high in trees on hill at left. Benched track leading to house can be seen on this hill, and also showing is specially made track by which it descended directly down the hill. Contractors still have problem ahead, as house is wider than highway on one part of the Wainui-Makarori hill.