Donna Hewitt - Connect Realty

22/10/2026

🏡🔥 SOLD | 41 OXFORD STREET, KINGSTON! 🔥🏡

THE KINGSTON PROPERTY MARKET IS HEATING UP! 🚀

Another fantastic result for Connect Realty!

41 Oxford Street has officially SOLD after a highly competitive campaign that attracted MULTIPLE OFFERS, resulting in the deadline sale being brought forward! 🏡✨

With strong buyer interest and competition for quality homes, Kingston is certainly proving to be a popular place to call home!

A huge congratulations to our wonderful vendors and excited purchasers. We’re thrilled to have helped make this happen! 🥂

💥 Thinking of selling in Kingston?

We have active buyers looking to secure their next property, and yours could be exactly what they’re waiting for!

📲 Get in touch with Connect Realty to discuss how we can achieve a fantastic result for your property too.

14/10/2026

🏡 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — NOW EVEN MORE CONNECTED

At Connect Property Management, we believe owning an investment property should feel simple, transparent and stress-free.

That’s why our service goes beyond managing tenants and collecting rent. With Connect Property Maintenance working alongside us, we can coordinate the everyday jobs, repairs and property preparation your investment needs—all through one trusted, connected team.

✨ Our all-inclusive management fee:

🔑 3% + GST for the first six months
🔑 6% + GST thereafter
🔑 No letting fees
🔑 No marketing fees
🔑 No hidden costs

From finding the right tenant to arranging maintenance and keeping your property performing at its best, we make the entire process seamless.

One team. One point of contact. One connected service.

Simple. Transparent. Seamless.

📧 [email protected]

12/10/2026

09/10/2026

60 Kent Street | Kingston | Build your lake view slice of paradise here ✨| $720,000

Why settle for a mere 350sqm in Kingston village sandwiched in at all sides with no views when you really CAN have it all…?

830sqm | Lake View | Easy Road side access | 7m height allowance

Maximise your potential!

Come and check it out and explore what the Kingston lakeside community has to offer!

60 Kent Street offers an exceptional blank canvas.

Larger sites will be impossible to find before long…

Give me a call today for more information and let me be your guide to start your building journey here. ✨

Donna Hewitt
📞 022 418 9904
📧 [email protected]

09/10/2026

🥳 SOLD | 2 Elevator Lane, Jack’s Point 🥳

We’re so happy to announce that 2 Elevator Lane has SOLD! 🏡✨

To our wonderful owners, thank you for trusting us with your sale. It’s been a privilege to be part of your journey, and we’re so excited for you as you begin your next chapter.

Congratulations to our lovely purchasers — wishing you many happy memories in your beautiful new home! 🥂💛

Connecting people, homes and new beginnings 🩷

09/10/2026

✨ SOLD | 37 McAdam Drive ✨

Another successful collaboration — good things happen when we work together! 🤝🏡

A big thank you to Justine Burke and Ben Terry at Sotheby’s for welcoming the opportunity to work together and allowing us to introduce the successful purchaser.

Our buyer first contacted us two months ago. After several weeks of house hunting, market research and careful negotiations, we’re delighted to have found the perfect home for them. 🥂

Congratulations to our lovely purchaser and the sellers as they begin their next chapters!

At Connect Realty, we believe in collaboration over competition — and this is exactly why. 💛

08/10/2026

60 Kent Street | Kingston | Deadline for offers closing 4pm Friday 9th October 🔥

Build your own lake view home right here in the heart of Kingston ✨

Why settle for a mere 350sqm in Kingston village sandwiched in at all sides with no views when you really CAN have it all…?

830sqm | Lake View | Easy Road side access | 7m height allowance

Maximise your potential!

Come and check it out and explore what the Kingston lakeside community has to offer!

60 Kent Street offers an exceptional blank canvas.

Larger sites will be impossible to find before long…

Give me a call today for more information and let me be your guide to start your building journey here. ✨

Donna Hewitt
📞 022 418 9904
📧 [email protected]

30/09/2026

⏰ DEADLINE BROUGHT FORWARD | 41 Oxford Street, Kingston

The deadline for offers is now Thursday 1 October 2026 at 4pm.

Built in 2019, this three-bedroom home offers easy living on a 564sqm section, just a short walk from Lake Wakatipu. If 41 Oxford Street has caught your eye, now is the time to get in touch and arrange a viewing or make your offer.

New deadline: Thursday 1 October at 4pm 🔥

27/09/2026

🔥 NEW PRICE | $1,199,000 🔥
📍 8A Kiely Lane | Central Queenstown

First-home buyers & investors — take another look! 👀

A 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom property in Central Queenstown with excellent off-street parking, loads of storage AND 365-day Visitor Accommodation Consent — now priced at $1,199,000.

This is a seriously versatile Queenstown opportunity ✨

🏡 3 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms
📍 Central Queenstown location
🚗 Parking for multiple vehicles
🎿 Two storage sheds for all the Queenstown toys
🔥 Multiple heat pumps
💰 Potential short-term accommodation income previously assessed at approx. $139,000 p.a.*
🔑 365-day Visitor Accommodation Consent
💥 NOW $1,199,000

Live in it. Rent it. Holiday let it. Lock it and leave it.

For first-home buyers, this could be your opportunity to get into Central Queenstown without compromising on bedrooms, parking or location.

For investors, the existing Visitor Accommodation Consent provides another level of flexibility in one of New Zealand's most recognised visitor destinations.

Our owners have sharpened the price — now it’s time for buyers to act.

📲 Get in touch with me to arrange your viewing.

8A Kiely Lane | $1,199,000

*Indicative income only. Buyers should undertake their own due diligence.

27/09/2026

What a busy weekend at Connect Realty! 🏡

Three open homes. Three offers. Three different properties.

That activity is encouraging, but getting a deal across the line in today’s Queenstown market takes more than an offer on the table. With plenty of properties to choose from, buyers have room to negotiate. Sellers are having to adjust to that reality, and it’s takes care, skill and patience to bring a deal together.✨

This is where the work of an agent really counts: listening carefully, explaining the market honestly, negotiating strategically and knowing when a little patience can make all the difference.

One of my favourite sayings is, “Nobody leaves a negotiation happy.” I don’t mean that anyone should feel badly treated. I mean that a successful deal often asks both sides to move from where they started. Compromises need to be made and understanding on both sides is sometimes hard to achieve.

This is what we are trained to do. In markets where properties don’t sell themselves, sometimes a great deal can walk right out the door if you don’t handle it carefully.

It’s in the tougher markets where good agents stand out 🔥