I too made enquiries regarding finance for this type of purchase and was sent the following reply from posproperty.com

“you may experience funding difficulties with purchasing this property. As this property is classified as “niche market” in other words outside the square of standard residential property, not all lenders look favourably on…[Read more]

I am sure there are many ex Kiwis within this forum with family and friends still there from whom you could gather information first.
Kiara

Thanks have sourced the former on the internet, looking forward to a good read!