Mangawhai sits on the Kaipara District's east coast, a 90-minute drive north of Auckland on SH1 then across via Kaiwaka. The town splits into two halves: Mangawhai Village on the estuary and Mangawhai Heads up against the surf beach, separated by a 10-minute drive around the harbour. Section supply is persistently tight, driven by Auckland lifestyle buyers, and premium pricing reflects it — expect to pay noticeably above comparable Whangarei sections. Mangawhai has a modest primary school, a medical centre, a handful of cafés and a bakery that's famously good. Secondary schooling means daily commutes to Otamatea High (Maungaturoto) or to Warkworth. Coastal-erosion overlays apply to a strip of the Heads — always check the LIM. TODO(matt): add local specifics (surf spots, boat ramps, estate character differences).
Commutes
Schools
Amenities
Kaipara
33 Surf Road, Mangawhai Heads
$385,000
$327/m²· 735% above the Kaipara median
Home from $684,999
Land
1,177 m²
Kaipara
Residential Stages 1 D and 1, Mangawhai Central, Mangawhai
$399,000
$779/m²· 3081% above the Kaipara median
Home from $698,999
Land
512 m²
Kaipara
31 Surf Road
$399,000
$446/m²· 1039% above the Kaipara median
Home from $698,999
Land
894 m²
Kaipara
27B Kahu Drive, Mangawhai
$420,000
$592/m²· 23% above the Kaipara median
Home from $719,999
Land
710 m²
Kaipara
68 Weka Street, Mangawhai
$450,000
Home from $749,999
Land
≈ 2,216 m²
Kaipara
27 Parklands Avenue, Mangawhai Heads
$450,000
$563/m²· 17% above the Kaipara median
Home from $749,999
Land
800 m²
Kaipara
30 Weka Street, Mangawhai
$465,000
$657/m²· 36% above the Kaipara median
Home from $764,999
Land
708 m²
Kaipara
17 Northcoast Place, Mangawhai Heads
$465,000
$774/m²· 60% above the Kaipara median
Home from $764,999
Land
601 m²
Kaipara
32a Jack Boyd Drive
$469,000
$457/m²· 5% below the Kaipara median
Home from $768,999
Land
1,027 m²
Kaipara
34a Moir Point Road
$495,000
$465/m²· 4% below the Kaipara median
Home from $794,999
Land
1,065 m²
Kaipara
42a Brooke Lane
$495,000
$85/m²· 117% above the Kaipara median
Home from $794,999
Land
5,834 m²
Kaipara
119A Moir Point Road, Mangawhai Heads
$495,000
$495/m²· About the Kaipara median
Home from $794,999
Land
1,000 m²
Kaipara
Lot 8/21 Gumdiggers Lane
$515,000
$489/m²· About the Kaipara median
Home from $814,999
Land
1,054 m²
Kaipara
Lot1/11 Pipit Place, Mangawhai Heads
$520,000
Home from $819,999
Land
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Kaipara
Lot 7 Kauri Fields Way, Mangawhai
$535,000
$111/m²· 182% above the Kaipara median
Home from $834,999
Land
4,835 m²
Kaipara
61 Moir Street
$539,000
$665/m²· 38% above the Kaipara median
Home from $838,999
Land
811 m²
Kaipara
Lot 2/21 Gumdiggers Lane
$545,000
$183/m²· 62% below the Kaipara median
Home from $844,999
Land
2,980 m²
Kaipara
Lot 9/21 Gumdiggers Lane
$545,000
$391/m²· 19% below the Kaipara median
Home from $844,999
Land
1,393 m²
Kaipara
Lot 13/21 Gumdiggers Lane
$545,000
$253/m²· 48% below the Kaipara median
Home from $844,999
Land
2,158 m²
Kaipara
4 Pearson Street, Mangawhai
$619,000
$765/m²· 59% above the Kaipara median
Home from $918,999
Land
809 m²
Kaipara
48 Old Waipu Road, Mangawhai
$650,000
$976/m²· 102% above the Kaipara median
Home from $949,999
Land
666 m²
Kaipara
135 Estuary Drive, Mangawhai Heads
$680,000
$422/m²· 13% below the Kaipara median
Home from $979,999
Land
1,612 m²
Kaipara
119B Mangawhai Heads Road, Mangawhai Heads
$695,000
$265/m²· 45% below the Kaipara median
Home from $994,999
Land
2,621 m²
Kaipara
Lots 2 and 4, 152 Estuary Drive, Mangawhai Heads
$790,000
$716/m²· 49% above the Kaipara median
Home from $1,089,999
Land
1,103 m²
Kaipara
4 William Gilbert Drive, Mangawhai
$920,000
$1,187/m²· 146% above the Kaipara median
Home from $1,219,999
Land
775 m²
Kaipara
3 Horizon View Place, Mangawhai Heads
$1,200,000
$743/m²· 54% above the Kaipara median
Home from $1,499,999
Land
1,615 m²
Kaipara
Lot 15/2343 Cove Road
$1,895,000
$7,896/m²· 32128% above the Kaipara median
Home from $2,194,999
Land
240 m²
Kaipara
127 Estuary Drive, Mangawhai Heads
$2,100,000
$1,790/m²· 271% above the Kaipara median
Home from $2,399,999
Land
1,173 m²
Kaipara
36 Seacoast Road, Mangawhai Heads, Kaipara, Northland, 0505
Price by Negotiation
Land
1,167 m²
Kaipara
83 Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai
POA
Land
≈ 1.32 ha
Kaipara
Lots 70 Estuary Drive
For Sale by Negotiation
Land
≈ 1,530 m²
Kaipara
24 Seacoast Road, Mangawhai Heads
Price By Negotiation
Land
≈ 1,300 m²
Kaipara
Stage 1/75 Jack Boyd Drive, Mangawhai Heads
Negotiation
Land
≈ 3.03 ha
Kaipara
2343 Cove Road, Mangawhai
Negotiation
Land
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