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Muriwai Downs

Muriwai Downs is a private golf and lifestyle estate taking shape across roughly 500 hectares of former farmland at Muriwai, on the wind-scoured west coast north of Auckland.

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TMW IntelligenceVerified Oct 12, 2026
AnnouncedBreaking GroundConstructionOpening SoonNow Open
2027
Completion
26
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610 Muriwai Road, Auckland. 26 hotel keys. Completing 2027.

The story so far
Announced 2023 est.
Resource consent granted 2023Auckland Council approved consent for the roughly NZ$113 million Muriwai Downs estate on a 500-hectare former Houghton family farm, pairing a 40-hectare Kyle Phillips course with a lodge for up to 90 guests and the sports academy that trained Lydia Ko
nzherald.co.nz
Broke ground 2024 est.
Under construction Sep 18, 2026 est.Earthworks underway: McKenzie Civil Contracting reports it is actively building the Muriwai Downs golf course, moving roughly 850,000 m3 across a 90-hectare site with scrapers and dozers (contractor's own project page)
mckenziecontracting.co.nz
Expected opening 2027
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About the project

Muriwai Downs is a private golf and lifestyle estate taking shape across roughly 500 hectares of former farmland at Muriwai, on the wind-scoured west coast north of Auckland. Its centrepiece is a 19-hole championship course by Californian architect Kyle Phillips, whose credits include Kingsbarns in Scotland, routed through the property's rolling dune country and pastoral ridgelines above the Tasman Sea. Alongside the course the estate carries a luxury lodge of 26 accommodation units and a high-performance sports academy developed with the Institute of Golf, the programme where Lydia Ko trained from the age of five, giving the property a genuine coaching and player-development role rather than a purely resort one. The roughly NZ$113 million project is backed by Zhaoxi Lu, a billionaire who made his fortune as an early figure at Alibaba, and it joins a small cluster of foreign-funded ultra-private courses that have quietly reshaped the top end of New Zealand golf tourism.

Developer & design
Design
Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design
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Where is Muriwai Downs located?

Muriwai Downs is located in Auckland.

When will Muriwai Downs be completed?

Muriwai Downs is under construction, with completion expected in 2027.

Who designed Muriwai Downs?

Muriwai Downs was designed by Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design.

How big is Muriwai Downs?

Muriwai Downs features 26 hotel keys.