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NZ bachelor pad beach homes get luxury makeover
Published Fri, Jan 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Auckland
A VACATION home on the beach has long been the embodiment of the New Zealand dream.
Called a bach, an abbreviation of bachelor pad, the traditional version was a modest structure, often haphazardly pieced together of cheap materials like corrugated iron and reused timber. (In the southern portion of the South Island, which has a strong Scottish heritage, they are referred to as cribs.)
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