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PHOTO: 123RF Love skiing? Want to live nearer a mountain? There are still some cheap options around.

A house for less than $200,000, with access to a skifield…real estate commentators say they’re there if you know where to look.

Data from Homes.co.nz shows property prices in central North island towns near Mt Ruapehu growing strongly recently.

In Horopito, prices are up 26.9 per cent, year-on-year.

Turangi is up 21.5 per cent, Castle Hill 19.4 per cent and Waiouru 17.8 per cent.

But despite the price rises, the median price in those areas is still low compared to other parts of the country.

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