Raglan, New Zealand

Last time around (the 042821 Update to this page) we began recounting the story of this Futuro from the time it went up for sale back in Raglan to its new location and all that happened along the way as told by its owner in photos via Instagram (@futurohousenz).

Here we continue that journey where we left off last time. The photos here were posted to Instagram 050121 thru 051821 and the originals can all be found here. Once again thanks so much for sharing this with us Tim!

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Owning a Futuro is not something many of us will ever be able to experience (ourselves included though we wish it were not so); not only are they very rare they are also very expensive to purchase, move and renovate. Thankfully we are often able to take a little «Futuro Journey» with those who are lucky enough to be able to experience Futuro ownership as they are so often very willing to share their experiences.

In this case Tim, owner of this Futuro, recently created an Instagram account (@fut

A 2013 article on stuff.co.nz told us that this Futuro had been moved to Raglan from Tauranga (via Whangaparaoa). Until now we had not seen a photo of the Futuro at that location nor known its precise location.

However, this past week we received an email from Steve Richard in which he included information about a Futuro located on the corner of Golf Road and Maunganui Rd, Mt Maunganui; other than a vague comment on Facebook some years ago from someone who though they recalled a Futuro in Mt Ma

We recently caught up with owner Tim Hoban. Tim updated us on progress with his Futuro restoration project and also sent us a couple of photos.

The small photo top left shows the Futuro on its arrival in Raglan back around 1984 being hoisted into position by crane; to be honest we thought we had seen this photo and added it to this site long ago but it seems not so here it is — thanks Tim.

As for the restoration project Tim tells us work is progressing with the last several weeks seeing fiberg

The Raglan Futuro has now been moved to Christchurch where it will be restored by owner Tim Hoban. The photos below show the Futuro being disassembled 102715, transported to Christchurch and in storage in a disassembled state in its new «temporary» home. Tim tells us that he and a group of four volunteers who:

«started early on Tuesday morning and by a late lunchtime had all the top sections off and stacked ready for transport. Spent the rest of the day unbolting and separating the lower sectio

Owner Tim Hoban emailed us yesterday with some interesting information about his Futuro along with details of a rare opportunity for people to get «up close and personal» with a Futuro. Our thanks to Tim for sharing this information.

Recently Tim spent a couple of days breaking down the Futuro’s internal fittings, furniture and wall panels (some photos at various stages along with an exterior shot can be found below) to get the Futuro ready for disassembly prior to shipping to Christchurch wher

We now know that the Futuro has been purchased by Tim Hoban who emailed us recently (thanks Tim, great to make your acquaintance) and told us that he had purchased the unit back in Feb/March 2013 and was planning on dismantling the unit and moving it to Christchurch early in 2014.

We also recently came across an article entitled «Bach To The ‘Futuro’ Anyone?» that appeared on stuff.co.nz on 010714 which also reported that Tim had purchased the unit for $80,000 and was soon to relocate it to Chr

The Raglan Futuro made the news with its upcoming move in a 010514 article by John Weekes entitled «Spaceship Home Flies Off To Explore Southern Frontier» in The New Zealand Herald.

We learn nothing new in the article but it is accompanied by an interesting photo (below) by Michael Craig which is either photo shopped or used time lapse to achieve a, presumably, «ufo» appropriate effect in the sky. A pdf of the article can be found here.

The Raglan Futuro has now been sold; the sale was for $80K and was for the Futuro only, neither the land nor the other buildings were a part of the deal. The buyer was from Christchurch; no indications as yet of whether the Futuro will move there but since the land was not a part of the deal the assumption must be that it will be moved from its current location. Thanks for keeping us up to date with developments Sue.

In email correspondence with a local entrepreneur we were told that the Futuro did not sell at the auction March 2nd. That same local entrepreneur is currently working on a possible purchase which, if successful, would almost certainly add another Futuro to the list of those available for rent. We will likely know the outcome of that within a week or two. We are keeping our fingers crossed all goes well; this would almost certainly provide another opportunity for those who have an interest in th

This video, posted on YouTube (Dead link — can be viewed or downloaded here) by Mike O’Neill, features some nice footage of both the exterior and the interior of the Raglan Futuro.

A Futuro for sale will almost always generate a little publicity and this one is no exception. Campbell Live, a leading current affairs program broadcast on New Zealand’s TV3, just ran the following segment on the Raglan Futuro and its upcoming auction. A little too «alien» centric and not enough focus on Futuro’s architectural significance for our taste but it does include some nice exterior and interior footage.

(030313) This video has been removed from YouTube — you can still find it streame

It seems that the Raglan Futuro is on the market; up to be auctioned at 5:00 PM March 2nd 2013. The property at 115 Riria Kereopa Memorial Drive can be found listed for sale by Ray White Real Estate here (Link now leads to a resale of the property without the Futuro — see pdf of orginal listing here).

In the listing we read that the property up for sale includes the spaceship, a second dwelling, a large 3 car garage and a brand new 30 year lease. There are open viewings February 6th and 9th and

Recently David Osbiston aka ozbizbozzle sent us this excellent close up shot of the Raglan Futuro. Don’t know when it was taken but it is one of the nicest shots we have seen of this particular Futuro. Thanks for allowing us to display it here David.

The confirmed date for this unit has been updated based on this nice shot of the Futuro taken on 081712 by Noel Jones and published under CC 2.0.

The confirmed date for this Futuro has been updated to 042212 based on the date of this photo by Lieve Van den Bosch.

The Futuro at Raglan, New Zealand is owned by a retired ship’s captain who bought it on the spot when his ship berthed one day and he saw the Futuro. The Captain had it located at Whangaparaoa for several years but on his retirement relocated it to its current home in Raglan. The Futuro is seated on a concrete base though the standard steel support frame is also visible and it appears to be in excellent condition and still in use.

In a post on the Raglan Futuro the blog Gorgeous with Attitude r