Northland · Far North District
From the Bay of Islands through to Cape Reinga. Northland's biggest district by area, its most varied inventory, and its warmest climate.
Build cost · Far North · Stats NZ BLD126AA
Current cost (2mo)
$3,264/m²
19 houses, ending Feb 2026
12-month rolling
$3,450/m²
Long-run average
2025 average
$3,451/m²
181 houses
10-yr change
+106%
vs 2016 avg $1,673/m²
Source: Stats NZ BLD126AA, building consents by territorial authority (monthly, new houses). Value-weighted $/m² = sum of consented value ÷ sum of consented floor area — preferred over a simple monthly average because it reflects actual material cost. The 2-month figure is the "current cost" signal; the 12-month figure tends to understate present- day cost because of construction inflation through 2024–25.
Far North District covers everything above Whangarei Heads up to Cape Reinga — the Bay of Islands, the Kerikeri horticultural basin, Paihia and Russell on the harbour, Karikari Peninsula, Kaitaia, and the Aupouri Peninsula right up the spine. It's the largest Northland district by land area and the most varied in terms of section inventory.
Kerikeri is the commercial heart — good schools, a growing healthcare base, and a horticultural economy that keeps it less seasonal than the Bay of Islands proper. Section prices here have risen strongly since 2020 but remain materially below Whangarei equivalents. Paihia and Russell are holiday-first markets with thinner supply and premium pricing; bare sections are rare. The Karikari Peninsula and Doubtless Bay catch a steady flow of lifestyle buyers looking for bigger blocks. Kaitaia and the Aupouri Peninsula offer the country's warmest climate and the lowest section prices in the North Island, at the cost of a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Auckland.
Far North District Council's GIS is partially integrated — zoning shows up on some listings but not all. Where we can't pull the live data, the listing falls back to the manual zone we stored at scrape time. Hazard and services data is similar: partial coverage, improving.
Build cost data for Far North: Stats NZ recorded 181 new houses consented in 2025 at an average $3,460/m² (Feb 2026: $3,632/m²).
TODO(matt): review body copy, layer in specific local knowledge — commute pain points, best schools by suburb, coastal-erosion overlays worth flagging.
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Far North
Far North
$89,000
$109/m²
Land
820 m²
Far North
14 Lindsey Way, Karikari Peninsula
$89,000
$109/m²· 53% below market
Land
820 m²
Far North
22 Lindsey Way, Karikari Peninsula
$90,000
$103/m²· 55% below market
Land
1,015 m²
Far North
17B Okahu Road, Kaitaia
$95,000
$110/m²· 52% below market
Land
860 m²
Far North
Far North
$95,000
$110/m²
Land
860 m²
Far North
38 Akeake Crescent, Karikari Peninsula
$98,000
$171/m²· 26% below market
Land
615 m²
Far North
Far North
$98,000
$171/m²
Land
615 m²
Far North
Far North
$99,000
$166/m²
Land
718 m²
Far North
14 Brooke Road, Karikari Peninsula
$99,000
$138/m²
Land
718 m²
Far North
68 Banyan Road, Karikari Peninsula
$99,000
$123/m²· 47% below market
Land
804 m²
Far North
Far North
$100,000
$106/m²
Land
946 m²
Far North
Far North
$110,000
$34/m²
Land
3,283 m²
Far North
8 Teachers Road, Broadwood
$110,000
$34/m²· 85% below market
Land
3,283 m²
Far North
Far North
$116,000
$142/m²
Land
819 m²
Far North
42 Akeake Crescent, Karikari Peninsula
$116,000
$145/m²· 37% below market
Land
819 m²
Far North
Far North
$119,000
$139/m²
Land
858 m²
Far North
12 Brooke Road, Karikari Peninsula
$126,000
$163/m²· 29% below market
Land
772 m²
Far North
Far North
$129,000
$176/m²
Land
964 m²
Far North
28 Brooke Road, Karikari Peninsula
$129,000
$176/m²· 24% below market
Land
964 m²
Far North
18 Station Road, Kawakawa
$130,000
$105/m²· 55% below market
Land
1,238 m²
Far North
Far North
$138,000
$184/m²
Land
751 m²
Far North
23 Brooke Road, Karikari Peninsula
$138,000
$184/m²· 20% below market
Land
751 m²
Far North
40 Doubtless Bay Drive, KARIKARI PENINSULA
$139,000
$156/m²· 33% below market
Land
1,020 m²
Far North
Far North
$149,000
$250/m²
Land
636 m²
Far North
2 Opononi Heights Drive, OPONONI
$149,000
$141/m²· 39% below market
Land
1,268 m²
Far North
42 Bay Heights Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$149,000
$250/m²· 8% above market
Land
636 m²
Far North
14 Akeake Crescent, KARIKARI PENINSULA
$149,000
$223/m²· 3% below market
Land
667 m²
Far North
11 Whitney Lane, Karikari Peninsula
$154,000
$189/m²· 18% below market
Land
814 m²
Far North
Far North
$154,000
$189/m²
Land
814 m²
Far North
139 Parnell Street, RAWENE
$155,000
$131/m²· 43% below market
Land
1,181 m²
Far North
Far North
$159,000
$185/m²
Land
860 m²
Far North
34 Banyan Road, Karikari Peninsula
$159,000
$185/m²· 20% below market
Land
860 m²
Far North
16 Leigh Street, Kaeo
$160,000
$264/m²· 14% above market
Land
607 m²
Far North
48 Banyan Road, Karikari Peninsula
$165,000
$215/m²· 7% below market
Land
767 m²
Far North
Far North
$165,000
$225/m²
Land
732 m²
Far North
46 Carrington Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$165,000
$239/m²· 4% above market
Land
689 m²
Far North
Far North
$165,000
$215/m²
Land
767 m²
Far North
17A Mcdonell Street, Rawene
$165,000
$161/m²· 30% below market
Land
1,022 m²
Far North
42 Doubtless Bay Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$165,000
$225/m²· At market
Land
732 m²
Far North
120 Stratford Drive, Cable Bay
$169,000
$27/m²· 88% below market
Land
6,968 m²
Far North
20 Opononi Heights Drive, OPONONI
$169,000
$259/m²· 12% above market
Land
769 m²
Far North
23 Banyan Road, Karikari Peninsula
$169,000
$254/m²· 10% above market
Land
666 m²
Far North
Far North
$169,000
$254/m²
Land
666 m²
Far North
1 Bay Heights Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$169,000
$279/m²· 21% above market
Land
606 m²
Far North
54 Opononi Heights Drive, Opononi
$170,000
$301/m²· 30% above market
Land
628 m²
Far North
46 Banyan Road, Karikari Peninsula
$179,000
$164/m²· 29% below market
Land
1,090 m²
Far North
Far North
$179,000
$164/m²
Land
1,090 m²
Far North
Far North
$180,000
$190/m²
Land
946 m²
Far North
Far North
$180,000
$230/m²
Land
783 m²
Far North
Far North
$180,000
Land
—
Far North
38 Doubtless Bay Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$180,000
Land
—
Far North
63 Opononi Heights Drive, Opononi
$185,000
$292/m²· 26% above market
Land
668 m²
Far North
Far North
$190,000
$221/m²
Land
859 m²
Far North
Far North
$190,000
$212/m²
Land
897 m²
Far North
Far North
$190,000
$221/m²
Land
859 m²
Far North
36 Opononi Heights Drive, Opononi
$195,000
$325/m²· 41% above market
Land
600 m²
Far North
Far North
$195,000
$279/m²
Land
698 m²
Far North
35 Bay Heights Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$195,000
$233/m²· At market
Land
837 m²
Far North
Far North
$195,000
$233/m²
Land
837 m²
Far North
46 Yarborough Street, Kohukohu
$197,500
$195/m²· 16% below market
Land
1,012 m²
Far North
Far North
$197,500
$195/m²
Land
1,012 m²
Far North
46 Opononi Heights Drive, Opononi
$198,000
$268/m²· 16% above market
Land
740 m²
Far North
7 Bay Heights Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$199,000
$331/m²· 43% above market
Land
602 m²
Far North
35 Dudley Crescent, Cable Bay
$199,000
$229/m²· At market
Land
1,002 m²
Far North
Far North
$199,000
$273/m²
Land
730 m²
Far North
Far North
$199,000
$331/m²
Land
602 m²
Far North
61 Opononi Heights Drive, Opononi
$199,000
$318/m²· 38% above market
Land
626 m²
Far North
Lot 2 93 Station Road, Kaikohe
$199,000
$33/m²· 86% below market
Land
6,010 m²
Far North
Far North
$199,000
$273/m²
Land
730 m²
Far North
24 Opononi Heights Drive, Opononi
$199,000
$273/m²· 18% above market
Land
730 m²
Far North
Lot 170, 45 Banyan Road, Karikari Peninsula
$199,000
$256/m²· 11% above market
Land
776 m²
Far North
Far North
$199,500
$266/m²
Land
751 m²
Far North
26 Wilson Road, Paihia
$199,500
$266/m²· 15% above market
Land
751 m²
Far North
Far North
$199,500
$266/m²
Land
751 m²
Far North
Far North
$200,000
$90/m²
Land
2,213 m²
Far North
Far North
$200,000
$105/m²
Land
1,909 m²
Far North
18 De Surville Road, Karikari Peninsula
$200,000
$90/m²· 61% below market
Land
2,213 m²
Far North
7 Karamea Road, Mangonui
$200,000
$105/m²· 55% below market
Land
1,909 m²
Far North
9 Albatross Alley, Ahipara
$210,000
$263/m²· 14% above market
Land
800 m²
Far North
4141 State Highway 10, Kaeo
$210,000
$65/m²· 72% below market
Land
3,241 m²
Far North
22 Fairlie Crescent, OPONONI
$215,000
$224/m²
Land
958 m²
Far North
24 Carrington Drive, Karikari Peninsula, Far North, Northland
$219,000
$357/m²· 54% above market
Land
614 m²
Far North
41 Carrington Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$220,000
$255/m²· 10% above market
Land
862 m²
Far North
27 Carrington Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$220,000
$362/m²· 57% above market
Land
608 m²
Far North
7 Karawaka Street, Ahipara
$220,000
$252/m²· 9% above market
Land
872 m²
Far North
280 Pekerau Road, LAKE OHIA, Far North, Northland
$220,000
$40/m²· 83% below market
Land
5,544 m²
Far North
Far North
$220,000
$255/m²
Land
862 m²
Far North
14 Carrington Drive, Karikari Peninsula, Far North, Northland
$225,000
$274/m²· 18% above market
Land
822 m²
Far North
7 Albatross Alley, Ahipara
$225,000
$292/m²· 27% above market
Land
804 m²
Far North
51 Carrington Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$225,000
$408/m²· 77% above market
Land
610 m²
Far North
Far North
$225,000
$369/m²
Land
610 m²
Far North
Far North
$229,000
$146/m²
Land
1,166 m²
Far North
6 Williams Street, Kawakawa
$229,000
Land
1,166 m²
Far North
Far North
$229,000
$146/m²
Land
1,166 m²
Far North
Far North
$230,000
$182/m²
Land
1,265 m²
Far North
39 Clendon Esplanade, Rawene
$230,000
$62/m²· 73% below market
Land
3,740 m²
Far North
30 Manning Street, RAWENE
$230,000
$225/m²· At market
Land
1,022 m²
Far North
15 Waterview Place, Paihia
$230,000
$182/m²· 21% below market
Land
1,265 m²
Far North
Far North
$230,000
$182/m²
Land
1,265 m²
Far North
7 Albatross Alley, Ahipara
$235,000
$292/m²· 27% above market
Land
804 m²
Far North
62 Wrathall Road, Mangonui
$235,000
$374/m²· 62% above market
Land
628 m²
Far North
2B Lyon Street, Opua
$239,000
$236/m²· At market
Land
1,012 m²
Far North
661a Omaunu Road, KAEO
$240,000
$6/m²· 97% below market
Land
3.92 ha
Far North
25 Carrington Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$240,000
$363/m²· 57% above market
Land
662 m²
Far North
13 Cochrane Street, RAWENE
$245,000
$60/m²· 74% below market
Land
4,856 m²
Far North
41 Dudley Crescent, Cable Bay
$249,000
$349/m²· 51% above market
Land
714 m²
Far North
76 Bay Heights Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$249,000
$332/m²· 44% above market
Land
750 m²
Far North
Far North
$249,000
$332/m²
Land
750 m²
Far North
30 Cable Bay Block Road, Coopers Beach
$249,000
$350/m²· 52% above market
Land
711 m²
Far North
Far North
$249,009
$347/m²
Land
717 m²
Far North
26 Wilson Road, Paihia
$249,500
$332/m²· 44% above market
Land
751 m²
Far North
Far North
$250,000
$325/m²
Land
770 m²
Far North
27 Kokohuia Road, OMAPERE
$250,000
$245/m²· 6% above market
Land
1,020 m²
Far North
22/44 Hokianga Harbour Drive, Opononi
$250,000
$343/m²· 48% above market
Land
729 m²
Far North
3/344 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
$250,000
$70/m²· 70% below market
Land
4,598 m²
Far North
2/344 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
$250,000
$79/m²· 66% below market
Land
4,047 m²
Far North
13 Whitecaps Place, HIHI
$255,000
$444/m²· 92% above market
Land
630 m²
Far North
Far North
$259,000
$184/m²
Land
1,405 m²
Far North
Far North
$259,000
$357/m²
Land
725 m²
Far North
47 Carrington Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$259,000
$357/m²· 55% above market
Land
725 m²
Far North
19 Riverglen Drive, Paihia
$259,000
$432/m²· 87% above market
Land
600 m²
Far North
4 Akeake Crescent, Karikari Peninsula
$259,000
$184/m²· 20% below market
Land
1,405 m²
Far North
Far North
$259,000
$211/m²
Land
1,226 m²
Far North
26 Tokerau Beach Road, Karikari Peninsula
$259,000
$211/m²· 9% below market
Land
1,226 m²
Far North
Far North
$260,000
$425/m²
Land
765 m²
Far North
79 Stratford Drive, Cable Bay
$260,000
$425/m²· 84% above market
Land
765 m²
Far North
Lot 4 Juniper Lane, Pukenui
$260,000
$297/m²· 29% above market
Land
875 m²
Far North
Far North
$260,000
$297/m²
Land
875 m²
Far North
24 Doubtless Bay Drive, Karikari Peninsula
$265,000
$312/m²· 35% above market
Land
850 m²
Far North
1502 Inland Road, Karikari Peninsula
$265,000
$585/m²· 153% above market
Land
504 m²
Far North
28 Cable Bay Block Road, Cable Bay
$265,000
$373/m²· 61% above market
Land
711 m²
Far North
10 Courtney Place, Karikari Peninsula
$265,000
$390/m²· 69% above market
Land
680 m²
Far North
Far North
$265,000
$390/m²
Land
680 m²
Far North
24 Cable Bay Block Road, Cable Bay
$265,000
$344/m²· 49% above market
Land
770 m²
Far North
Far North
$265,000
$373/m²
Land
711 m²
Far North
Far North
$269,000
$31/m²
Land
8,638 m²
Far North
8 Matariki Place, Karikari Peninsula
$269,000
$35/m²· 85% below market
Land
8,638 m²
Far North
87 Bay Heights Dr, Karikari Peninsula
$269,000
$376/m²· 63% above market
Land
758 m²
Far North
30 Opononi Heights Drive, OPONONI
$275,000
$455/m²· 97% above market
Land
626 m²
Far North
7C Ocean View Rd, Cable Bay
$275,000
$259/m²· 12% above market
Land
1,062 m²
Far North
Far North
$279,000
$552/m²
Land
505 m²
Far North
129 Stratford Drive, Cable Bay
$279,000
$54/m²· 77% below market
Land
5,171 m²
Far North
115C Settlers Way, Okaihau
$279,000
$137/m²· 41% below market
Land
2,035 m²
Far North
50 Matai Bay Road, Karikari Peninsula
$279,000
$552/m²· 139% above market
Land
505 m²
Far North
Far North
$280,000
$318/m²
Land
880 m²
Far North
81 Stratford Drive, Cable Bay
$280,000
$318/m²· 38% above market
Land
880 m²
Far North
27 Dudley Crescent, Cable Bay
$285,000
$407/m²· 76% above market
Land
700 m²
Far North
10 Haekaro Lane, Cable Bay
$289,000
$405/m²· 75% above market
Land
714 m²
Far North
8 Freyja Crescent, Coopers Beach
$290,000
$332/m²· 44% above market
Land
979 m²
Far North
Lot 15 Tauranga Bay Road, Kaeo
$290,000
$338/m²· 46% above market
Land
857 m²
Far North
1426A Inland Road, Karikari Peninsula
$295,000
$49/m²· 79% below market
Land
6,046 m²
Far North
91 Stratford Drive, Cable Bay
$295,000
$78/m²· 66% below market
Land
3,782 m²
Far North
2 Coopers Drive, Coopers Beach
$295,000
$528/m²· 129% above market
Land
606 m²
Far North
14 Campbell Road, TOTARA NORTH
$295,000
$40/m²· 83% below market
Land
7,895 m²
Far North
Far North
$295,000
$78/m²
Land
3,782 m²
Far North
6071 State Highway 12, Ohaeawai
$295,000
$82/m²
Land
3,600 m²
Far North
Lots 1-4 Tahanga Road, Lake Ohia
$295,000
$16/m²· 93% below market
Land
2.00 ha
Far North
89 Stratford Drive, Cable Bay
$295,000
Land
1.02 ha
Far North
17 Coachmans Way, CABLE BAY
$299,000
$214/m²· 8% below market
Land
1,400 m²
Far North
9/5 Forrest Heights Road, Kerikeri
$299,000
$354/m²· 53% above market
Land
845 m²
Far North
3/15 Greenway Drive, Kerikeri
$299,000
$74/m²· 68% below market
Land
4,050 m²
Far North
4/10 Ara Lane, Kerikeri
$299,000
$61/m²· 74% below market
Land
4,936 m²
Far North
38A Seaview Road, Paihia
$300,000
$91/m²· 60% below market
Land
4,319 m²
Far North
1 Oripiro Road, Kerikeri
$300,000
$997/m²· 331% above market
Land
301 m²
Far North
471 State HIghway 10, Cable Bay
$300,000
$140/m²· 39% below market
Land
2,146 m²
Far North
Donald Road, Kaitaia
$300,000
$61/m²· 74% below market
Land
4,913 m²
Far North
Lots 2/13 Waiare Road, Okaihau, Far North, Northland
$300,000
Land
—
Far North
1-30 Hunter Way, Coopers Beach
$300,000
Land
—
Far North
Lot 12 Koutu Terrace, OPONONI
$305,000
$28/m²· 88% below market
Land
1.10 ha
Far North
22 Koutu Point Road, OPONONI
$310,000
$44/m²· 81% below market
Land
8,019 m²
Far North
Far North
$316,000
$433/m²
Land
730 m²
Far North
29 Dudley Crescent, Cable Bay
$316,000
$433/m²· 87% above market
Land
730 m²
Far North
Far North
$319,000
$349/m²
Land
914 m²
Far North
19 Spinnaker Point, Paihia
$319,000
$349/m²· 51% above market
Land
914 m²
Far North
23 Riverglen Drive, Haruru
$319,000
$467/m²· 102% above market
Land
683 m²
Far North
Far North
$319,000
$349/m²
Land
914 m²
Far North
Far North
$320,000
$256/m²
Land
1,249 m²
Far North
21 Wilson Road, Paihia
$320,000
$256/m²· 11% above market
Land
1,249 m²
Far North
Far North
$320,000
$256/m²
Land
1,249 m²
Far North
200 Church Road, Kaitaia, Far North, Northland
$320,000
$40/m²· 83% below market
Land
8,043 m²
Far North
25 Nancy Wake Place, Cable Bay
$320,000
$421/m²· 82% above market
Land
760 m²
Far North
21 Wilson Road, Paihia
$320,000
$256/m²· 11% above market
Land
1,249 m²
Far North
373 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
$325,000
Land
—
Far North
Te Wahapu Road, Russell
$329,000
$41/m²· 82% below market
Land
8,008 m²
Far North
49 Waitete Heights Lane, Kerikeri
$329,000
$41/m²· 82% below market
Land
8,070 m²
Far North
Lot 1/26 Tanekaha Lane, Kerikeri, NZ 0230
$330,000
Land
—
Far North
Lot 1/26 Tanekaha Lane, Kerikeri
$330,000
$82/m²
Land
4,027 m²
Far North
29 Hihitahi Rise, Paihia
$335,000
$111/m²· 52% below market
Land
3,009 m²
Far North
15 Coachmans Way, CABLE BAY
$335,000
$303/m²· 31% above market
Land
1,105 m²
Far North
28 Broadview Road, Opua
$335,000
$84/m²· 64% below market
Land
3,999 m²
Far North
15 Wharo Way, Ahipara
$340,000
$480/m²· 108% above market
Land
708 m²
Far North
Far North
$340,000
$480/m²
Land
708 m²
Far North
Lot 6 328 Wainui Road, WHANGAROA
$340,000
$16/m²· 93% below market
Land
2.12 ha
Far North
2 Frazer Place, Coopers Beach
$345,000
$99/m²· 57% below market
Land
4,003 m²
Far North
Far North
$345,000
$212/m²
Land
1,629 m²
Far North
9 Coachmans Way, CABLE BAY
$345,000
$280/m²· 21% above market
Land
1,230 m²
Far North
Section 63 Ninety Mile Beach Road, Waipapakauri
$345,000
$212/m²· 8% below market
Land
1,629 m²
Far North
8A & 8B Limelight Lane, Kerikeri
$349,000
$617/m²· 167% above market
Land
600 m²
Far North
Lot 3 Taipa Tides Drive, Taipa
$349,000
$94/m²· 59% below market
Land
4,721 m²
Far North
38C Seaview Road, Paihia
$350,000
$81/m²· 65% below market
Land
4,313 m²