The house was built in 2006[1] in Coatesville for Richard Bradley,[2] who is known for owning the company "Chrisco" that sells Christmas hampers in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

[3] Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom rented the house from 2010 for NZ$1 million per year.

The purchasers were the Mowbray siblings (Nick, Anna and Mat) who are joint owners of the toy company ZURU.

The Mowbrays, all in their early 30s at the time, paid NZ$32.5 million for the house and renamed it Mahoenui Valley.

[1] The house is located at 186 Mahoenui Valley Road in Coatesville, 30 minutes north of Auckland.