Ruakaka · Whangarei
Lot 2 Doctors Hill Road, Ruakaka
Listed by Lin Norris at Bayleys - Whangarei
Listed 23 Sept 2026 · 41 days on market · 72% below the current Whangarei Rural average days on market
Land Price
Negotiation
Land area
3.28 ha
Zone
Rural Production Zone
Mortgage
No mortgage
Encumbrances
None
Consent Notices
Yes
Covenants
None
4 registered instruments on title
Can you build here? The 30-second read
- ZonedRural Production ZoneDistrict Plan: up to 5% site coverage, ≈1,639 m² footprint.
- YesAll three DEVPRO plans fitAgainst the coverage limit — setbacks, shape and driveway still matter.
- Check0 of 3 servicesNo council water or wastewater or stormwater found nearby — plan for a tank, and on-site wastewater.
- Check≈46 m fall across the siteFrom 1 m LiDAR — expect retaining or a split-level design.
- YesNo hazards flaggedNone found in council hazard layers — still read the LIM.
- ReadTitle has a consent noticeRegistered: a consent notice. Read them before you offer.
Aerial imagery
See the land from above.
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Location
What's nearby.
Nearest town
Ruakākā
≈ 2.0 km straight-line
Nearest supermarket
FreshChoice
≈ 5.2 km straight-line
Nearest school
Ruakaka School
≈ 2.5 km straight-line
School zone
Bream Bay College · Ruakaka 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 Rural Production Zone — up to 5% site coverage.
What you can build
District Plan zone
Rural Production Zone
Max site coverage
5%
Max building footprint
1,639 m² of 9.30 ha
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
None identified
Reticulated services · 0/3 available
Water
Not available
Wastewater
Not available
Stormwater
Not available
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.
Feasibility report
What can you build here — and what will it cost?
Zone
Rural Production Zone
Land area
3.28 ha
Buildability
78/100 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.
From the listing agent
In the words of Lin Norris, Bayleys - Whangarei
An opportunity to secure a good-sized block of land in a great location; private, elevated, with stunning views, and a blank canvas, giving you the choice of how to develop it.
Featuring 3.2780 hectares (more or less) in one title, this property has been subdivided from a long-time family dairy unit and is still currently utilised as part of the dairy platform. Elevated and sitting above the road, it provides both privacy and magical views over Ruakākā, across to Whangārei Heads, Bream Bay, and the outer islands. There is a choice of building sites to take advantage of these views, which cannot be built out.
Nearly all of the land is in pasture, with two small blocks of mature mānuka. Power is available at the boundary, and new internal boundary fencing will be completed prior to settlement. A legal concrete accessway is in place from Doctors Hill Road.
Situated just a short distance from SH1, with Ruakākā and Waipū in close proximity, the property offers excellent convenience. Auckland City is getting closer all the time as the new motorway progresses. Ruakākā township has a supermarket, shopping centre, medical and dental services, while good schooling is also available.
Enjoy easy access to some of Northland's finest east coast beaches, the Ruakākā racecourse, golf at Waipū, and a selection of popular walkways. It is a great place for a family, with all this entertainment on your doorstep. Immediately across the road from the property is a small wetland, providing breeding grounds for the New Zealand native bittern, adding to the special qualities on offer here.
The vendors are keen to consider all realistic offers. Contact Lin now for further details and to arrange an appointment to inspect.
The property is for sale plus GST (if any).
The description above is the listing agent's own wording, via Bayleys - 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
62 m
DOCTORS HILL ROAD, STATE HIGHWAY 1 — vehicle crossing still needs council approval
Nearest wetland
141 m
Close enough to check the district plan's wetland rules
Nearest stream
165 m
Unlikely to constrain the build
Nearest coast
1.3 km
Amenity at this distance, not a constraint
Nearest lake
104 m
Site aspect
Falls ≈ south
Orientation we design around — see the contours on the aerial
Too far away to matter: nearest powerline 509 m · nearest rail 15.4 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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