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Property for sale in Kaniere, Hokitika

Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for sale in Kaniere, Hokitika, each listing beside the property's value estimate, council valuation, past sales and title.

$640kmedian sale, last 12 months · 21 sales · down 1%
$470kmedian council valuation
7.0 yrsmedian time between sales
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1 property for sale in Kaniere

About Kaniere

Homes sold for a median $3,978 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Kaniere change hands every 7.0 years on median, against 6.9 across Hokitika and 7.9 nationally. About 7.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Kaniere house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Kaniere's median sale price over the last twelve months was $640k, across 21 sales, down 1% on the twelve months before. Across Hokitika it was $475k.

2016: $188k (18 sales)$188k20162017: $198k (8 sales)2018: $239k (5 sales)20182019: $305k (18 sales)2020: $220k (13 sales)20202021: $281k (16 sales)2022: $300k (15 sales)20222023: $469k (10 sales)2024: $588k (14 sales)20242025: $649k (13 sales)$649k2026: $623k (15 sales, this year so far)$623k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Hokitika median
202615$623,000$3,989$187$490,000
202513$649,000$3,896$124$435,000
202414$588,250$3,830$116$445,000
202310$469,250$3,399$134$400,000
202215$300,000$2,950$99$410,000
202116$281,000$2,746$46$302,000
202013$220,000$1,965$57$247,500
201918$304,500$2,135$51$230,000
20185$239,000$1,809$38$250,000
20178$197,500$1,747$44$245,000
201618$187,500$1,440$45$196,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Kaniere, up 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $549kDec 2024: $557kJan 2025: $559kFeb 2025: $560kMar 2025: $561kApr 2025: $560kMay 2025: $562kJun 2025: $562kJul 2025: $563kAug 2025: $565kSept 2025: $567kOct 2025: $570kNov 2025: $571kDec 2025: $573kJan 2026: $576kFeb 2026: $581kMar 2026: $584kApr 2026: $581kMay 2026: $582kJun 2026: $581kJul 2026: $577kAug 2026: $578kSept 2026: $570kOct 2026: $585k$549k$585kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $544k to $591k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Kaniere

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
218$340k1—$3,871
3115$430k12$648k$3,877
448$658k3—$3,053
5+7$725k0—$2,584

Price per square metre

Homes in Kaniere sold for a median $3,978 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Hokitika: $4,067); the land under houses sold for an estimated $180 per square metre (Hokitika: $246). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.

$3,978per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$180per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$3,234per m² of floor, council capital values
$109per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Kaniere

How long owners stay in Kaniere

Homes in Kaniere change hands every 7.0 years on median, against 6.9 across Hokitika and 7.9 nationally.

7.0 yearsmedian time between sales, Kaniere
6.9 yearsHokitika
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
7.4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Hokitika: 4.2%)

By kind: houses 7.9 years.

Time between a home's sales, for homes that resold in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Who lives in Kaniere

About 540 people lived in Kaniere at the 2023 census (up 7% since 2018); their median age was about 48 (Hokitika: 48); 86% of households owned their home (Hokitika: 74%).

540people, 2023 (2018: 504)
48median age, about (Hokitika: 48)
$87kmedian household income, about (Hokitika: $78k)
86%of households own their home (2018: 76%)

Age

  • 30-64 years46%
  • 65 years and over23%
  • Under 15 years16%
  • 15-29 years15%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)71%
  • One-person household26%
  • Other multi-person household4%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European92%
  • Māori13%
  • Other Ethnicity4%
  • Asian2%
  • Pacific Peoples2%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand89%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland4%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)3%
  • Asia2%
  • Australia2%
  • North America1%
  • Pacific Islands1%
  • Middle East and Africa1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00021%
  • $70,001-$100,00019%
  • $150,001-$200,00015%
  • $30,001-$50,00014%
  • $20,001-$30,00011%
  • $50,001-$70,00011%
  • $200,001 or more8%
  • $20,000 or less4%

Dwellings

  • Separate house99%
  • Joined dwelling3%
  • Non-private dwelling1%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification22%
  • Level 1 certificate13%
  • Level 4 certificate13%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification8%
  • Level 5 diploma7%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees5%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Kaniere. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Kaniere

5 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Kaniere in the last two years. Those with the most:

Offices in Kaniere

All 5 real estate agents in Kaniere, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.

Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.

Building and resource consents in Kaniere

3building consents in the last 12 months ($595k of work)

Search building consents in Kaniere and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.

Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.

About property for sale in Kaniere, Hokitika

Every property in Kaniere, Hokitika, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Listings come from the agents who market them, matched to the property each is for: every one opens on that property’s own page, with what it is worth, what it last sold for, its title, zoning and hazards, and what it would cost to own.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.

Header photo: Stewart Nimmo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).