Central North Island

Published 29 July 2011 John Sax of Southpark Corp Ltd has bought the Kinloch golfcourse, with plans for a luxury lodge. The course also has consent for 69 residential sites. Southpark revealed its purchase yesterday. Coromandel Investment Trustees Ltd bought the 311ha Kinloch golf resort (apart from some subdivision land) from Hanover Finance Ltd for […]

Published 17 January 2010 Jurisdiction: Taupo District   Neighbourhood: Taupo   Applicant: CNI Developments Ltd (Joshua Hannen & Michael Jacobs, Taupo)   Application detail: 315 Centennial Drive, industrial subdivision & land use applications for 15 lots of 5001-7776m²   Notification date: 15 January   Submission closure date: Friday 12 February   Other details: Mr Hannen […]

Published 9 December 2008 The Westpac bank in Taupo’s commercial centre has been sold at auction for $2.695 million, at a yield below 5%.   Gary Harwood, of Bayleys Taupo, said the 544m² 2-level building, on a 390m² site at 27-29 Horomatangi St, attracted interest from all over New Zealand, with 8 registered phone bidders […]

Published 10 July 2008 Hanover Finance Ltd said today a sale had been agreed for assets specifically associated with Kinloch Golf Resort Ltd.   Hanover held a secured first mortgage over the Kinloch assets, including the golfcourse and bulk development sites within the project.   Chief executive Bruce Gordon said Kinloch had been sold after […]

Published 20 April 2008 Jurisdiction: Taupo District   Neighbourhood: Taupo, Mapara Valley, a few minutes west of the Taupo township   Applicant: Tukairangi Valley Properties Ltd (Paul Bublitz, Auckland; & Richard Chisholm, Palmerston North)   Application detail: Tukairangi Rd (Nos 444, 448, 526, 546, 626, 654, 658 & 696),  to subdivide in 95 rural lots, […]

Published 2 November 2007Jurisdiction: Taupo District Neighbourhood: Taupo Applicant: Te Ngaro Whenua Ltd (Jeremy Foster, Ponsonby & Taupo) Application detail: Oruatua, 221 State Highway 1, at the southern end of Lake Taupo, application to develop 22 holiday home units on the former Oruatua motor camp site, requiring land use consent for internal encroachments into the […]

Published 27 August 2007Jurisdiction: Taupo District Neighbourhood: Huka Falls Applicant: Huka Falls Resort Ltd (Patrick Fontein, Remuera) Application detail: Huka Village, corner State Highway 1 & Huka Falls Rd, land use consent for the construction of 455 dwellings at 20, 28, 44, 56 & 58 Huka Falls Rd. Specifically, consent is sought for development of […]

Published 16 January 2007 Tourism Holdings Ltd issued a roundabout NZX statement today, eventually telling the people of Otorohanga it was closing the King Country town’s third-biggest employer and was relocating the business to Te Rapa. Tourism Holdings said the business, CI Munro, longtime manufacturer of motor homes, campervans, caravans & other special-purpose vehicles, was […]

Published 13 January 2007 Taupo District Council has replaced 2 sections of its proposed district plan relating to rural subdivision. The council has withdrawn: variation 8 (rural provisions) and section 3B (rural environment). It’s introduced: variation 19 (applying new rural subdivision rules and revising the minimum lot size) variation 20 (providing for strategic zoning for […]

Published 3 September 2006 Jurisdiction: Taupo District   Neighbourhood: Lake Ohakuri, next to Lake Atiamuri, State Highway 1   Applicant: Carter Holt Harvey Ltd   Application detail: 274 Ohakuri Rd, including part of the former Ohakuri camping ground site, subdivision & land use resource consents, 7 lifestyle lots ranging from 3323m²-5.27ha, 99 residential lots ranging […]

Published 20 August 2006 Jurisdiction: Taupo District Applicant: CP Holdings Ltd (Charles Pandey) Application detail: Cherry Island, in the Waikato River, land consent to build & operate a 33-unit accommodation resort – a main apartment block, 2 single-level chalet blocks, 2 duplex-level chalet blocks, a 3-storey main apartment block & a 2-storey reception facility, restaurant […]

Published 19 January 2006 Foodstuffs (Auckland) Ltd has gained resource consent to replace its New World store in Turangi. Property strategy general manager  Murray Jordan said that after a long consent process, detailed working drawings were being prepared for the new store, next to the mini golfcourse on Ohuanga Rd. The 1800m² new store will […]

Published 11 December 2005 Bayleys Real Estate has sold 38 properties for more than $40 million in a series of Total Property auctions around the country.   Taumarunui, corner Manuatare & Miriama Sts, 570m² retail building on 1012m², producing $26,300/year from leases to Colour Plus and King Country Glass running until mid-2009, passed in at […]