{"id":273127,"date":"2026-02-08T01:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T01:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/273127\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T01:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T01:36:07","slug":"kinloch-resort-john-sax-plans-900m-taupo-golf-and-villa-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/273127\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinloch resort: John Sax plans $900m Taup\u014d golf and villa expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sax has ambitious plans to transform the property into a world\u2011class alpine\u2011style resort, residential estate and service\u2011oriented community. He hopes to create concierge services, including home healthcare, in a similar fashion to what he\u2019s trialling at one of his earlier developments at Kensington Park at Orewa.<\/p>\n

Owners who build on the estate will be able to opt into the Kinloch service network, including rights to the golf course, he said.<\/p>\n

The additional 20 villas will be built and operated under the same model as the existing villas on-site, where owners can choose to place it into the resort\u2019s managed rental pool, using it for part of the year while earning income over the rest.<\/p>\n

Sax bought the property in 2011 after previous ownership changes and finance company failures<\/a>. The estate already includes the renowned Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and the Kinloch Manor lodge.<\/p>\n

Sax is behind a range of companies, including Southpark Corporation, which has extensive land holdings and is one of Auckland\u2019s largest industrial landowners.<\/p>\n

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