Tender: Closes on Wednesday 15 April 2026 at 4:00PM (unless sold prior)
And if you don’t — this is your moment. There are properties. There are estates.
And then there are private islands…
Set adrift off the pristine coastline of New Zealand’s Coromandel, Slipper Island represents a category of ownership rarely available and almost never replicated. A sanctuary defined not by excess, but by scale, privacy, and permanence.
Slipper Island — One of Fewer Than Twenty
Tender closes 15 April 2026 (NZ time)
New Zealand has around 700 islands.
Fewer than twenty can ever be privately owned.
This is one of them. And it might just be the most magical.
Three kilometres off the Coromandel coast — close enough to see the mainland, far enough to forget it exists — Slipper Island (Whakahau) sits where the Kermadec current brings warm water, abundant life, and that particular shade of Pacific blue that makes you stop mid-sentence.
A hidden jewel of the Hauraki Gulf. An exclusive island life that still runs on Kiwi time — bare feet, salt hair, cold beers as the sun drops behind the peninsula. A place with its own beat.
Dolphins cruise the channel like they own it (they might). Kingfish hunt the reef. The pink sand beach — yes, actually pink — catches the morning light in a way that feels like the island is showing off. It probably is.
For forty years, Slipper has welcomed researchers, school camps, families, and the occasional soul who just needed somewhere the world couldn't reach. They all leave a bit lighter. Most come back.
Close to Everything. A World Away.
This isn't a remote outpost requiring expedition-level planning. This is genuinely easy.
From Helicopter Boat
Auckland 30 mins
Tauranga 20 mins 1 hour
Hamilton 30 mins
Pauanui / Tairua 15–20 mins
Whangamata 30 mins
Breakfast meeting in the city. Feet in the sand by mid-morning. Back for dinner if you want — though you probably won't want.
Yet standing on the ridge, looking out across endless Pacific, Auckland feels like a rumour someone mentioned once.
The Rarest Real Estate in the Country
Seven hundred islands, and almost all of them will never — can never — be sold privately. Conservation land. Maori land. DOC reserves. The maths is simple: this category of asset barely exists. When a private island does come to market in New Zealand, it's usually remote, inaccessible, or missing the infrastructure that makes island life actually liveable.
Slipper is different.
Across 10 titles totalling 224 hectares, the principal holding — approximately 217 hectares — is offered to a new custodian. Nine residential titles are held by semi-permanent residents who share this island community. This is not a whole-island purchase, but it is as close as you'll find to owning your own slice of the South Pacific — with the added benefit of neighbours who understand why you're here.
What's Here
The Land ...
217 hectares of the main holding
Three sandy beaches — including the famous pink one
Working drystock farm (beef and sheep — even paradise has a bit of rural heart)
Private airstrip and helicopter access
The Accommodation...
9-bedroom lodge-style main dwelling
Four self-contained chalets (two × two-bedroom, two × one-bedroom)
Two safari tents
Infrastructure in place, not currently operating — your blank canvas
The Water...
High-protection Area marine ( approx 1/2 the Island )
Blue water corridor
One of the most biodiverse underwater environments in the Hauraki Gulf
Visibility so good it almost feels unfair
The Vibe...
Sunrise swims before anyone else wakes
Evening fishing runs with nowhere to be
Stars you forgot existed
The sound of absolutely nothing but waves
That moment when your shoulders finally drop and stay there
Island Life, Kiwi Style
Let's be clear: this isn't some polished offshore compound where everything's manicured and nobody laughs too loud.
This is jandals-and-jetty, catch-your-own-dinner, kids-running-wild, bonfire-on-the-beach island life. It's exclusive, yes — there are fewer than twenty of these in the whole country — but it's exclusive the way Kiwis understand it. Relaxed. Unpretentious. Real.
You can build something extraordinary here. Eco-retreat. Marine research station. Multi-generational family lifestyle, Boutique lodge. Or simply a place where the people you love gather every summer while the rest of the world stays on the other side of the water.
The island doesn't care about your credentials. It cares whether you'll kick off your shoes and stay a while.
For Those Who Get It
Some buyers want an asset. Some want a statement piece.
The right buyer wants something else entirely — a place that's alive. Where the reef rebuilds itself, dolphins return each season, the farm keeps its rhythm, and the next generation inherits something that cannot be manufactured, replicated, or bought twice.
Trophy assets gather dust. Slipper Island asks you to show up, slow down, and pay attention.
If that sounds like responsibility, it is.
If that sounds like freedom, you're starting to understand.
A Legacy Measured in Generations
Forty years of conservation, education, and quiet community. A marine corridor teeming with life. Infrastructure waiting for the right vision. And a chance — as rare as the island itself — to write the next chapter.
The most magical place in the world isn't a phrase to throw around lightly.
But stand on that ridge at golden hour. Watch the light shift across the water. Feel the breeze coming off the Pacific, carrying salt and something you can't quite name.
Then tell me a better word.
Enquiries
Tender documentation available through Barfoot & Thompson.
Tender closes 15 April 2026 (NZ time)
Seven hundred islands. Fewer than twenty for sale. One opportunity like this.
Your legacy starts at the waterline.
For Those Who Understand ...
This offering is presented confidentially to qualified parties.
Comprehensive information is available upon request.
Discretion is assumed.
Vision is required.
Price On Application
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