Business North July / August 2021

32 | Raglan Land Company - Rangitahi Peninsula DEVELOPMENT Building a unique community at Raglan Karen Phelps Located on a peninsula and surrounded by water, Rangitahi offers great views with sections being northwest or northeast facing. S tage four of Rangitahi at Raglan has just been released. Called The Sanctuary, the stage will offer a range of sections to the market and adds to the development’s ethos of creating an iconic seaside community in Raglan, says Rangitahi marketing manager Sophie Laity. Rangitahi is an incredible vision created by an extraordinary local family. The Peacockes have been farming in Raglan for more than 30 years and have a great passion for protecting the ecological values of the land. The project is headed by Sophie’s father David and his brother Matthew. Sophie’s hus- band Sam Laity takes on the role of general manager. “We absolutely love Raglan and are dedi- cated to preserving its dynamic and diverse culture,” says Sophie. “This love of Raglan is really reflected in Rangitahi, which aims to provide land for those wanting to join this laid-back seaside community, to build their own dreams, and to create a life that promises beauty and simplicity.” Located on a peninsula and surrounded by water, Rangitahi offers spectacular views with sections being northwest or northeast facing. Extensive native planting has created a unique natural environment. Sophie says the aim has been to create a range of sections both in terms of size, topog- raphy and views. For example in Stage four, sections range from 375sqm to 1291sqm. When completed Rangitahi will comprise over 550 sections. She says that each stage of Rangitahi is es- sentially its own ‘village’ separated by planting and natural features. People can select their own architect and builder and people’s invest- ment in a section is protected by covenants and design guidelines. Timber is a favoured building material due to its propensity to fit in with the natural envi- ronment and that taking inspiration from the Raglan environment when designing homes is very much encouraged at Rangitahi. “Raglan is a diverse community. So we want that to also be reflected in the homes in Rangitahi. “It’s not about creating a ‘cookie cutter’ development but something truly special with a lot of care and attention to detail.” Another unique aspect is that Rangitahi will include a community orchard with avocados, citrus and grapes. There is even an olive grove where the aim is to produce small batches of cold pressed olive oil. All will be freely available to residents so they can wander in and pick produce when- “Raglan is a diverse community, so we want that to also be reflected in the homes in Rangitahi. It’s not about creating a ‘cookie cutter’ development but something truly special with a lot of care and attention to detail.” ever they please, says Sophie. Rangitahi will also include a permanent café and Rangitahi will be seeking expressions of interest from potential operators in the future. At the moment The Hut coffee shop op- erates from a transportable pod on the site to provide a focal point for people to help facilitate a community atmosphere. Sections in The Sanctuary start from $375,000. Locals have been the biggest buyers in Rangitahi to date as Sophie says good quality new homes have not typically been available in the area. This means previous stages have sold quick- ly and for those interested Sophie suggests they visit rangitahi.co.nz to find out more. 021 027 99019 rjb111174@gmail.com www.lmsraglan.co.nz LMSRaglan Specialists in Native Revegetation Landscape Projects QUANTITY SURVEYORS & CONSTRUCTION COST CONSULTANTS www.cuesko.com | enquiry@cuesko.co.nz AUCKLAND: 09 477 4880 NORTHLAND: 09 777 0941 TAURANGA: 07 777 0388