“simplicity is the ultimate luxury”

 - Anneke van Waesberghe

About our founders

meet kate & tama...

Habitat by Goldie was founded by Tama Moore and Kate Thorpe, the two industry veterans behind award-winning interior sourcing and making agency, Goldie Group. The duo have decades of shared experience in not only design and construction, but also in international shipping and logistics. They were both initially drawn to the concept of luxury tented villas due to their love of integrating living spaces with nature; they then realised the villas could also provide a solution to the construction challenges many in the South Pacific currently face. 

Habitat by Goldie Founders Tama and Kate Luxury Tented Villas

meet Kate

“Over the past few years there have been significant changes to the global markets which have resulted in Kiwis facing huge construction costs and delays. This, coupled with the fact that it’s now more important than ever to do the right thing for the environment, have led Tama and I to create Habitat by Goldie. Our tented villas, which offer an affordable alternative to traditional construction, take only days to erect and they are designed to leave the lightest footprint on the land. We are proud to bring the changemaking world of Escape Nomade to the pacific.”

 
 

meet Tama

“Kate and I share a strong connection to nature; both of us felt instinctively drawn to these tented villas and how they’re designed to sit gently in harmony with their surroundings. We love the unique way that they unite people with a slower life in the outdoors and give them that open-living experience while also offering all the modern luxuries, technologies and amenities one could want as well as protection from the ever changing elements…especially important for our region’s climate!”

 
 
 
 

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