The water is regularly tested, and results prove that the water quality is perfectly safe for swimming.

There is no Body Corp as such, but we do have a Whitianga Canal Management Company which administrates the Waterways canal network, if you are a canal owner or have access to the canal you are liable to pay an annual levy. The levy amount depends on the size of the waterfront envelope for each site. The sections that have access through a shared private boat ramp are also levied.

The cost of maintaining and managing the Waterways falls with the property owner/beneficiaries of the canal network. Whitianga Canal Management Limited provide management functions such as canal, maintenance, monitoring water quality, health and safety matters, and canal surface water activities.

The Whitianga Canals Management Company is a charitable entity and therefore does not make a profit. It takes the budgeted expenditure for the year ahead and divides the costs across all waterways properties owners that have access to the canals.

Building covenants do apply and have been put in place to ensure the quality of building is maintained at a high standard throughout the development. This helps provide certainty for those who invest in our community. Property owners and their architects must become familiar with the details before submitting house plans. These can vary from stage to stage so ensure to request the appropriate copy of the covenants from any of our sales staff.

Landscaping is also an important part of the construction process and landscape plans are also required to be signed off by the by the company.

We make every effort to help people when it comes to smoothing out the building process. Staff are on hand to direct you in the right direction with home and jetty design or any other queries. We have readily available documentation stating the quality and standard to which this subdivision is built along with specific site details such LT plans, and etc.

As part of the covenants, we require the grass to be kept to less than 100mm high. We can provide lawnmower contractors details if required.

The height restrictions under the Joan Gaskell Road Bridge are approximately 3.9m at high tide and 5.4m at low tide. This affects all canal front properties and their vessels on the Northern side of the bridge. A diagram showing these heights can be obtained from the Waterways Office, please contact us for more information.