Residential Stage 1A Now Selling
We’re excited to have the first stage of residential sections now on sale at Port Nikau!
Arataki Stage 1 offers a range of opportunities in section sizes and value. We’re proud be partnering with trusted local builders, Signature Homes, G.J. Gardner and Sentinel Homes, to offer House and Land packages in this first stage, as well as pre-approved house designs that are ready to go, making your home building process even easier.
Three Easy Steps to Building at Port Nikau
1. Choose your ideal section from the Port Nikau Stage 1A map below
2. Select your house design from our range of modern pre-approved plans
3. Call your preferred builder and begin planning for a new life at Port Nikau!
If you see a section or architectural design you love, these steps can occur in any order! We can help guide you to make sure find the perfect match of house and land for you, as well as connecting you with our trusted building partners. Alternatively, by choosing to manage the process yourself and purchasing a section direct with Port Nikau, you may find it gives you more flexibility to with house designs and managing the build process.
Stage 1A Sections for Sale
Click on the sections below to see prices, sizes and links for more information.
Featured House & Land Packages
We’re proud to be partnering with local and national building companies to bring you high value house and land packages at Port Nikau. Our trusted building partners have a solid track record in delivering exceptional home builds and great customer service. These house and land packages are designed to simplify your building journey, with your building partner providing an end-to-end service that makes the buying process as simple and straightforward as possible. Choose from a variety of modern home designs, layouts and sizes, all built to high standards of quality, durability and street appeal.
These builders are familiar with the Port Nikau pre-approved designs, as well as having their own range of designs that meet the Port Nikau Design Guidelines.
Harbour Lifestyle in Port Nikau
For Sale $865,000 (Lot 6*)
Start Fresh, Live Local
For Sale $867,000 (Lot 17)
Waterfront Living
For Sale $894,000 (Lot 15*)
Build Your Way at Port Nikau
A new home is one of the biggest investments you’ll make, and we’ve worked hard to ensure the process of building your new home at Port Nikau is as simple and straightforward as possible. To help fast track the design and consenting process, we’ve created a full range of modern pre-approved house designs for you to choose from, or you’re welcome to plan and design your own home. Either way, our build partners can support you.
1. Come for a visit to Port Nikau
2. Explore our pre-approved house plans
3. Purchase your section
4. Confirm your building partner
5. Submit house and landscape designs for approval
6. Apply for Council building consent
7. Site preparation gets underway
8. Construction of your new home begins
9. Final touches and inspections
10. Begin your new life at Port Nikau!
Common Building Questions
Port Nikau will work with any reputable building company of your choice. We have partnered with a number of trusted build partners already and we invite you to speak with them, as well as other builders you may have in mind, about how they can help you achieve your dream Port Nikau home.
There are local authority approvals – typically covered by a Building Consent. In most cases, the building company will take care of this for you. Additionally, there are Developer Approvals – this is a check that your house design meets the standards required to be in keeping with the Port Nikau vision. When utilising one of the many Port Nikau designs, this is a straightforward process where we simply check that the plan meets the requirements of the covenants. Again, in most cases, the building company will take care of this for you.
This can depend upon the builder, but as a guide, allow 2-3 months for planning and 4-6 months to build, depending on the size of the project.
Yes, all new homes will include connections to services.
House and land packages are negotiated with the building company. Your builder can help facilitate the land purchase with Port Nikau.
With the extensive list of sections and housing designs available at Port Nikau, changing a design, moving to another section or even undertaking boutique design and build is all achievable. Check with your chosen builder for advice on plan flexibility and adherence with Port Nikau Design Guidelines. Once you have an idea of the home you want to build, we recommend you ask your building company to contact us and ‘reserve’ the section for you for a short time so you can firm up your plans and budget while not losing the section availability to another purchaser.
We recommend that you work with a reputable building company with a proven track record. Ask them about their Master Build contract and Defects Warranty period and any other warranty or guarantee provided by their brand. The builder partners that are featured on our website are all familiar with these aspects and will be happy to provide you with guidance and comfort about such issues.
You can purchase a section directly from Port Nikau and then take your time choosing a building partner. The covenants do require you to commence building within 6 months of purchase unless there are special circumstances that make this unrealistic. Buying a house and land package gives you the complete project price. This makes it easier to arrange finance, with most banks requiring a total budget before lending on a land purchase. A house and land package gives you the peace of mind of knowing the contract build price before you commit to the project. Most people prefer to work with a builder before committing to and purchasing a section so that they have confidence that their planned home will fit on the site, and be within their budget.
Whangārei has one of the lowest rates per property in New Zealand, with the rating being on the land value only (excluding improvements). The current rates for any property can be searched in the Whangarei District Council Rates Database.
No, the House and Land packages are examples of what is possible on that Lot and provide an example of the price for that solution. If the section has not been sold, then you can choose your design and your builder to complete your dream Port Nikau home on that section.
The covenants require building to commence within 12months of purchase, and to complete building within the following 12 months. Driveways, crossings and landscaping within a further 6 months. This is 30 months from purchase to completion. As with all covenants, Port Nikau will consider individual circumstances if the timeframes become unrealistic for personal or family reasons. The covenants are designed to ensure sections are not ‘land banked’ which can lead to vacant and unkept properties and detract from the sense of community envisioned for the subdivision.
Port Nikau has been designed, consented and serviced in line with the Port Nikau Development Area (PNDA) overlay. This outlines the use for each of the individuals sections and means that no further subdivision is possible at the current time.
