What it costs to rent in Ruakaka
The normal flat in Ruakaka rents for about $547 a week, from government bond records. No one has reviewed a flat here yet, but the rent figures still tell you what living in the area costs.
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Rental properties
~$547/wk
Most pay $520 to $634
Approximate normal flat
+58%
Growth, 10 years
+16%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Ruakaka spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Ruakaka compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Ruakaka is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Whangarei as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Ruakaka grew 58% over 10 years, against Whangarei’s 80%.
That is 22 points slower than Whangarei as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Ruakaka rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Ruakaka is split across a few statistical areas and the rent is averaged across them.
Rents jump every January because that is when most student flats sign new leases for the year, and brand new tenancies rent higher than the standing stock. The line settles back by autumn. Source: MBIE bond data.
What tenants say
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Write a reviewFlats in Ruakaka
Flats in Ruakaka on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
7A Tamure Place
3 bed · 2 bath · $630/wk
1/82 Bream Bay Drive
2 bed · 1 bath · $465/wk
8/29 Camellia Avenue
1 bed · 1 bath · $310/wk
234 Marsden Point Road
4 bed · 3 bath · $720/wk
11 Ata Mahina Way
4 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk
8 Waimanu Place
4 bed · 2 bath · $600/wk
13 Peter Snell Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $590/wk
67 Heatherlea Drive
2 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
21 Tamure Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $630/wk
28 Moki Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
145 Bream Bay Drive
2 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
58 Bittern Lane
1 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
13A Moki Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $570/wk
92 Marsden Point Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
69 Pyle Road East
4 bed · 2 bath · $845/wk