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34 Punga Grove Avenue, Riverside

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Riverside · Whangarei

34 Punga Grove Avenue, Riverside

Listed by Ray White Whangarei

Listed 20 Apr 2026 · 152 days on market · 44% below the current Whangarei General Residential Zone average days on market

Land Price

$350,000

$275/m²

With 2-bed Devpro 65

$649,999

With 3-bed Devpro 95

$749,999

With 4-bed Devpro 122

$849,999

Land area

1,275 m²

Zone

General Residential Zone

Title Type

Freehold · Fee Simple

Legal Description

Lot 1 Deposited Plan 51402

Title Area

1,275 m²

Easements

None identified

Mortgage

Yes — 1 active

Encumbrances

None

Consent Notices

None

Covenants

None

6 registered instruments on title
Discharge of Mortgage2019-06-21
Mortgage2019-06-21
Mortgage2007-02-26
DD2006-05-16
TSM2006-01-26
TE1964-09-08

Aerial imagery

See the land from above.

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Location

What's nearby.

Nearest town

Whangārei

≈ 928 m straight-line

Nearest school

Te Kura Hourua o Whangarei Terenga Paraoa

≈ 388 m straight-line

School zone

Whangarei Boys' High School · Whangarei Girls' High School · Whangarei School

In-zone for enrolment — confirm the current scheme with the school

Distances are straight-line from the parcel, not drive time. Nearest town and school come from a curated dataset; supermarkets from OpenStreetMap. Switch the aerial above to Map to see the surrounding roads and town names.

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Can you build here?

Zoned General Residential Zone — up to 40% site coverage.

What you can build

District Plan zone

General Residential Zone

Max site coverage

40%

Max building footprint

511 m² of 1,277 m²

Of the total parcel area.

Height limit

8m

Yard setbacks

3m front · 1.5m side · 1.5m rear

Second dwelling

Permitted

The ground

Fall across site

≈ 14 m

From 1m LiDAR — see contours on the aerial above.

Natural hazards

Land Instability

Reticulated services · 3/3 available

Water

Connected

Wastewater

At boundary

1m from boundary

Stormwater

At boundary

1.5m from boundary

Computed from LINZ parcel + 1m LiDAR and Whangārei District Council GIS. A guide, not a guarantee — confirm zoning rules in the operative District Plan and review the LIM before you commit.

Your home, complete

Land $350,000+DEVPRO 2-bed build from $299,999 (fits this section)=

Your home from $649,999

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Indicative turnkey total — land asking price plus the entry DEVPRO build. Excludes site works (earthworks, services connections, driveway), consents and finance. Confirm a fixed price with us.

Feasibility report

What can you build here — and what will it cost?

Zone

General Residential Zone

Land area

1,275 m²

Buildability

73/100 Strong

All-in cost to a finished home

All-in cost is locked — unlock the report to reveal it.

Build on this section

Build with Devlin Property

A fixed DEVPRO™ price for this section — design, consent and a turnkey high-performance build.

Building with your own builder?

Spec DEVPRO™ into your own builder's plans for this site — we'll send the infopack as a leave-behind.

Price in context

Listed 48% below the Whangarei median.

This section$275/m²
Whangarei · General Residential Zone median$529/m²

Median asking price per m² across 43 active sections in Whangarei · General Residential Zone, as at 19 Sept 2026. Asking prices, not sales.

From the listing agent

In the agent's words

If you're looking for a flat, easy section where you can drop on a standard house plan, 34 Punga Grove Avenue probably isn't for you. But if you've ever imagined creating a home that people walk into and simply say "wow" .... keep reading. Perched high above Whangarei, this steep, elevated site delivers the kind of outlook that only elevation can provide: an extraordinary 270-degree panorama stretching across the city and beyond. By day, the view is expansive. As evening falls, the city begins to glow below you, with Te Matau a Pohe and the golden cupola of the Hundertwasser Art Centre forming part of a constantly changing backdrop. And yes - the section is steep. That's not something we're going to hide. It means building here will require thought, good design and a buyer with vision. But it is also precisely why the view is so spectacular. The current owners had that vision. They purchased the land intending to create their dream home and had concept plans prepared for a stepped architectural design that works with the contour rather than fighting it. A preliminary driveway concept is also available, giving the next owner a useful starting point. A change in circumstances has taken them out of Whangarei, leaving an opportunity for someone else to take over the dream. This won't be the right section for 99 out of 100 buyers. We're looking for the one. The architecturally minded buyer. The view chaser. The person who doesn't want another house that looks like everyone else's. If that's you, come and stand on the site. Because this is one property that photographs simply can't explain. Contact Rae Ocean and Sandie Kirkman today to walk the site and see what makes this so special. rwwhangarei.co.nz/WHC38974

The description above is the listing agent's own wording, via Ray White Whangarei. Devlin Property's independent read — buildability, services, hazards and total cost — is in the panels above.

Site context

What shapes the build here.

Road frontage

24 m

PUNGA GROVE AVENUE, RIVERSIDE DRIVE — vehicle crossing still needs council approval

Nearest stream

88 m

Setback unlikely to bite — verify in the district plan

Nearest coast

694 m

Amenity at this distance, not a constraint

Nearest lake

1.5 km

Site aspect

Falls ≈ west

Orientation we design around — see the contours on the aerial

Too far away to matter: nearest rail 1.1 km.

Distances are from the parcel centroid to Topo 1:50k features (LINZ); site aspect is approximate, from the 1m LiDAR contours. Road frontage is a proxy — centreline intersection with parcel boundary, not a legal access measure. Confirm setbacks with a district-plan check before purchase.

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