Russell · Far North
73 Pipiroa Road, Russell
Listed by Emma Rich at NZSIR - Northland
Listed 22 May 2026 · 163 days on market · 14% above the current Far North Residential average days on market
Land Price
Deadline Sale
Land area
1.91 ha
Zone
Recreational Activities
Title Type
Freehold · Fee Simple
Legal Description
Lot 16 Deposited Plan 65061
Title Area
4,135 m²
Easements
None identified
Mortgage
No mortgage
Encumbrances
None
Consent Notices
None
Covenants
None
Can you build here? The 30-second read
- ZonedRecreational ActivitiesDistrict Plan: up to 35% site coverage, ≈6,675 m² footprint.
- YesAll three DEVPRO plans fitAgainst the coverage limit — setbacks, shape and driveway still matter.
- Check1 of 3 servicesNo council water or wastewater found nearby — plan for a tank, and on-site wastewater.
- Check≈15 m fall across the siteFrom 1 m LiDAR — expect retaining or a split-level design.
- Check1 hazard flaggedTsunami Inundation Zone — read the LIM before you offer.
- YesNo covenant or consent noticeNone registered on the title we checked.
Aerial imagery
See the land from above.
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Location
What's nearby.
Nearest town
Paihia
≈ 3.6 km straight-line
Nearest supermarket
Woolworths
≈ 4.6 km straight-line
Nearest school
Opua School
≈ 1.3 km straight-line
School zone
Bay of Islands College
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 Recreational Activities — up to 35% site coverage.
What you can build
District Plan zone
Recreational Activities
Max site coverage
35%
Max building footprint
6,675 m² of 4,147 m²
Of the total parcel area.
Which DEVPRO plans fit here?
Footprint against the coverage-limited maximum only — setbacks, shape and driveways matter too. We confirm what actually fits in a feasibility chat.
The ground
Natural hazards
Tsunami Inundation Zone
Reticulated services · 1/3 available
Water
Not available
Wastewater
Not available
Stormwater
At boundary
1.2m from boundary
Computed from LINZ parcel + 1m LiDAR and Far North District Council GIS. A guide, not a guarantee — confirm zoning rules in the operative District Plan and review the LIM before you commit.
Feasibility report
What can you build here — and what will it cost?
Zone
Recreational Activities
Land area
1.91 ha
Buildability
63/100 Moderate
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.
From the listing agent
In the words of Emma Rich, NZSIR - Northland
Deadline Sale – Closes at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday 18 November 2026 (unless sold prior)
The vendor is ready to meet the market. Every offer will be presented.
This is a site you need to stand on, so we've allowed six weeks for you to travel north, walk the ground and talk to your architect. Labour Day Weekend (24–26 October) is the perfect chance for a road trip.
Are you the right person for this place?
A collector of the truly rare? This is one of only two possible homes in the entire bay.
Eco-minded? You'd take birds and tide lines over concrete and cul-de-sacs.
Water-obsessed? Kayaks and paddleboards at the ready, with riparian rights connecting you to the water's edge.
An architectural thinker? An elevated home with decks and boardwalks, sitting lightly in a mangrove basin, excites you more than a standard plan on a flat section.
The hard work is done.
A hidden building footprint sits in a mangrove clearing, with mangroves on three sides and grass, trees and beach out front. Consents are in place for the building footprint, drainage, the solid-filled grassed waterfront area, and selective removal of specified non-native trees to open the outlook through 25-year-old pōhutukawa.
It's more complex than a standard section, with a pole house build required and allowed for in the resource consent. The extra thought in the build is what it costs to own something nobody else can copy.
Morning coffee as the tide moves through the mangroves. Bare feet to the beach. Quiet nights with only one other home's lights in the whole bay.
Don't leave it to the last week. The vendor has instructed us to sell and the deadline is fixed. Book your site visit and let's stand on the building site together.
Deadline Sale closes at 2:00p.m. Wednesday 18 November 2026 (unless sold prior).
Contact Emma Rich at New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty to arrange a viewing or request the consent documents.
Boundary lines are indicative only.
The description above is the listing agent's own wording, via NZSIR - Northland. 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
139 m
AUCKS ROAD, DEEMING ROAD, JAMES CLENDON PLACE, OKIATO ROAD, PIPIROA ROAD — vehicle crossing still needs council approval
Nearest wetland
144 m
Close enough to check the district plan's wetland rules
Nearest stream
239 m
Unlikely to constrain the build
Nearest coast
62 m
Coastal-environment overlay rules may apply — check the district plan
Site aspect
Falls ≈ north-east
A north-facing fall suits passive-solar orientation
Too far away to matter: nearest lake 2.0 km.
Adjacent DOC / protected estate
Within 62 m of protected land — Te Pēwhairangi (Bay of Islands) Marine Mammal Sanctuary
Adjacency to DOC or other protected areas can trigger RMA assessment matters, including effects on ecological values and public access.
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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