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Riverside · Whangarei

34 Punga Grove Avenue, Riverside

Listed by Rae Ocean at Ray White Whangarei

Listed 20 Apr 2026 · 59 days on market · 86% 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.

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.

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 34% below the Whangarei median.

This section$275/m²
Whangarei · General Residential Zone median$417/m²

Median asking price per m² across 33 active sections in Whangarei · General Residential Zone, as at 18 Jun 2026. Asking prices, not sales.

From the listing agent

In the words of Rae Ocean, Ray White Whangarei

Let's address the elephant in the room. 34 Punga Grove Avenue is not your standard flat section. It's elevated, it's steep and it asks for vision. But what it gives back is something money simply cannot create anywhere else. From its commanding position, the site captures sweeping, uninterrupted 270-degree views across Whangarei. Two of the city's most iconic landmarks sit right in your line of sight, the elegant curves of the Te Matau a Pohe and the golden cupola of the Hundertwasser Art Centre, both catching the light as the day fades into evening. It's the kind of outlook that stops people in their tracks. Yes, the contour is bold, but that's exactly what gives this site its magic. A flat section can be found anywhere. Views like this cannot. The current owners purchased the site with plans to build their dream home here, a home designed to embrace the elevation, the sunsets and the incredible cityscape below. Life, however, has taken them out of town for work, and now that dream is ready to be passed on. Concept plans have already been prepared, showing how a stepped architectural design could work beautifully with the natural contours of the land. A preliminary driveway concept is also available, giving buyers a valuable head start. This is a section for someone who wants more than ordinary. Someone ready to design around the view, the elevation and the lifestyle that comes with it. Are you ready to dream? Ready to build? Ready to live the view? 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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