The road into The Fairways with the Manor on the ridge above the tussock at Kinloch

The Fairways · 54 privately owned properties

Protecting Place, Preserving Value.

Our enclave sits within Kinloch — home to the only Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course in the southern hemisphere, on the northern shore of Lake Taupō.

The Enclave

The Fairways is where we live.

The Fairways is a unique residential community renowned for its open landscapes, architectural quality and peaceful lifestyle.

The Kinloch Golf Resort Owners Association Inc. works to protect the character, environment and long-term value of this exceptional place for current and future owners.

The Association represents the owners of the 54 privately owned properties that make up The Fairways. We are a residential community, not a subdivision for sale — the Association exists to look after the shared interests of the people who own here.

The Fairways is a great place to live even if you don't play golf — and it is pet friendly.

Our work is straightforward: uphold the covenants and design standards that keep the enclave coherent with its setting, maintain the common areas and outlook that make it what it is, and represent owners on matters affecting Kinloch as a whole.

A quiet paved street through The Fairways with planted tussock, river stone and the fairway and hills beyond — Within The Fairways.

Privately owned properties: 54
Signature course: Jack Nicklaus
Setting: Lake Taupō

The Homes

Dark timber, stone, tussock — and light.

Homes within The Fairways, held together by a shared palette rather than a single style. A study in materials, shadow and planting.

A dark stone and timber house at Kinloch seen through a lacy kōwhai and mounded tussock

Black board-and-batten house with a squared chimney above golden tussock and a boulder

Weathered cedar eaves and clerestory window glimpsed through flax blades

A low grey block and dark timber home set beneath the green farmed hills behind Kinloch

White rendered courtyard wall with cabbage trees and flax on the street edge of The Fairways

Pale panelled wall meeting dark weatherboard around a still courtyard pool

Homes within The Fairways, Kinloch.

Our Story

A community built around a course, and a landscape.

Kinloch was shaped by the volcanic contours above the lake, and the course was routed to follow them rather than flatten them. The homes of The Fairways were planned in the same spirit — dark timber, stone, native tussock, and long views left open.

Owners came here for that restraint. Keeping it takes agreement, written down and applied consistently, which is what the covenants and guidelines below are for.

The black timber gate and fence at the entrance to The Fairways

The Manor and lodges of the golf course complex on the ridge above tussock slopes

The Location

Kinloch, on the northern shore of Lake Taupō.

Lawns and benches running down to the lake edge in the village of Kinloch, bush-clad hills beyond — Down by the lake in the village of Kinloch.

Lake Taupō from the Kinloch shoreline with the western bluffs and ranges across the water — Looking across Lake Taupō to the bluffs and ranges beyond.

Still lake water framed by the branches of a large lakeside conifer at Kinloch — Sheltered water at the Kinloch beach reserve.

The Signature Course

The only Jack Nicklaus Signature course in the southern hemisphere, walking distance from our properties.

The Manor and Villas

A luxury lodge set above the Kinloch Club Golf Course.

The Lake

A sheltered bay, marina and pumice beaches on New Zealand's largest lake.

The Village

A quiet settlement of a few hundred residents, twenty minutes from Taupō township.

The Region

Fishing the finest trout fishery in the world, skiing on our doorstep at Whakapapa and Tūroa, plus mountain bike trails and thermal springs.

Properties for Sale

Sections and homes on the market in The Fairways.

Listings are handled by the real estate agents marketing within The Fairways. The Association does not sell property — the links below take you straight to their current listings.

Listing links coming soon.

In the meantime, email us and we'll point you to the agents currently marketing sections and homes in The Fairways.

Enquire about listings

Public Access

Documents & Downloads

Freely available to owners, prospective purchasers, architects and builders. No login required.

Architectural Review Panel Build Guidelines

Architectural, materials and landscaping standards for new builds and alterations within The Fairways. Note: the setback diagrams in this document are superseded — refer to the Approved Taupō District Council Setbacks below.

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KGROA Constitution and Covenants

The rules of the Kinloch Golf Resort Owners Association Incorporated, as updated at the 2025 AGM, together with the land covenants applying to every property.

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Approved Taupō District Council Setbacks

The current building setbacks as approved by Taupō District Council. These supersede the setbacks shown in the Build Guidelines.

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Freely downloadable. The setbacks shown in the Build Guidelines are superseded by the Taupō District Council approved setbacks.

Contact

Talk to the committee.

For questions about the covenants, a proposed build within The Fairways, or Association membership, get in touch with the committee.

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