How much do the homes cost?

From $530k for a 1-bed apartment (Kiwi) up to $1.25m for the intergenerational typology (Kererū). The typology lineup in Ch2 shows each home with beds, area and price.

What is Passive House?

Passive House is the world's highest standard for energy efficiency and comfort. Every performance claim is tested before you move in: constant fresh-air ventilation, minimal heating, warm in winter and cool in summer, very quiet, and close to zero energy bills.

What sustainability features are you designing in?

Passive House construction, on-site solar with battery, greywater recycling, shared EV access, extensive native planting, and a common house with creative space. Ch2 covers the homes; Ch3 covers how the resource loops work.

What's the link between social connection and well-being?

Research consistently shows social isolation is a major risk to mental health. We design for the chance to connect (shared courtyard, common house, well-being space with sauna and ice plunge) without compromising privacy. Ch1 explains the cohousing pattern.

When will the homes be built?

Stage One sales are open now. We broke ground on site in February 2026; first homes are ready by the end of Q1 2027.

How can I get involved?

Find Your Fit walks you through which of the 48 homes might suit. To meet the team, find us on the lawn at the Waikato Farmers Markets every other week, or arrange a site visit with Linda.

Stage one. Sales open now.

A true village neighbourhood.

Peachgrove East is a 48-home cohousing community in Hamilton East. Healthy, low-energy homes designed for wellbeing and connection.

Homes

48

Shared facilities

18

Apartments from

$530k

Homes from

$720k

A connected, healthy and supported life within reach.

Kids play freely.Nobody’s a stranger.Life costs less.

Peachgrove East is a 48-home co-housing community where thoughtful design, sustainability and authentic connection come together.

Featuring on-site renewable energy, productive orchards and gardens, and shared wellness facilities.

A place where children play across the green, in sight of every kitchen window.

Loneliness is now measured like a disease.

Social isolation is one of the biggest drivers of poor health. We’re designing for the opposite: a neighbourhood where connection is simply the default, not something you have to chase.

U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the healing effects of social connection (2023): chronic social disconnection raises the risk of early death on a par with smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day.

From the residents

What drew them to Peachgrove East.

After being widowed twice and my only child living overseas, I want to feel safe and secure. But I enjoy mixing with people of all ages and with a similar way of thinking. Peachgrove East will be the best of both worlds, with my own privacy in a freehold, passive-solar home, while just outside my door will be community leisure and work spaces to share with my neighbours.

Maxine

The sustainability drew me in, but the people kept me coming back. The developers are genuine, knowledgeable and are even planning to live here themselves, which says it all. As a single person far from family, Peachgrove East feels like a family away from family.

Keerthana

I found a newspaper article, written in 2018, about our family's first journey into co-housing with Cambridge Co-housing. Now in 2026, with moving into Peachgrove East, all the things that drew us to co-housing then are still true. We were desperately sad when in mid 2022 we had to take steps to end the Cambridge project, but now we have Peachgrove East to look forward to.

Brad White & family

We've had enough of draughty old standalone 'character' housing that needs constant maintenance and is expensive to run. A smaller, more sustainable dwelling built to warm and dry passive house standards will be so welcome. Shared facilities and green space, a committed core community, a walkable and bikeable central location with public transport outside, affordable pricing, it's all really attractive.

Rose & John

In a world that's becoming more fractured, I think it's so essential that we intentionally come together. We were created for community and thrive best when we are lifting one another up, sharing what we have in common and building bridges instead of walls. Peachgrove is a great first practical step to learn to be good neighbours again.

The Colbeth family

I'm so looking forward to knowing all my neighbours and how easy it'll be to have a cuppa, or share a meal together. My kids are excited about having friends really close and the great facilities that they'll be able to play on and use. I truly believe it takes a village to raise a child, so having other trusted adults that are part of my children's lives on a daily basis will absolutely fulfill that.

Vicki

It's also about friendship, support, companionship and fun. Even before the earthworks began, potential residents were getting together regularly and talking about the shared events we will organize. I can already see relationships growing and bonds building.

Russell & Janine Joyce

I have been watching dozens of community housing projects all over the world and always envied the people who had these opportunities. Now the dream comes true, with my other big ticket item of passive housing. How fantastic is that!

Ricky & Ellen

I'm excited every time I hear the care and enthusiasm being put in by the development team, by people who are also going to be living there. We can actively place ourselves around the community pizza oven, or participate in shared meal times, and join the friends new and old, as this dream becomes a reality. So much to look forward to.

Sue

Four ideas that shape daily life here.

up to90% less energy to heat

Healthy homes

Warm in winter, cool in summer, quiet all year. Built to Passive House, the world’s highest standard for comfort and efficiency.

170kW solar + battery

Living lightly

Over a year, the neighbourhood makes as much power as it uses. Plus New Zealand’s first multi-residential greywater reuse system of its kind, cutting water use by around 40%.

18 shared facilities

Cooperative design

Not everyone needs their own lawnmower. 18 shared facilities, from a commercial kitchen to a sauna and cold plunge.

up to40% lower whole-of-life cost

Affordable for life

Lower running costs and a clear path to ownership, so more of your money builds your future instead of your bills. Whole-of-life cost up to 40% lower than a comparable Hamilton home.

The Masterplan.

Designed for connection. Built for belonging.

See live pricing →

The Homes

Six typologies to support our intergenerational community.

Townhouses

Pīwakawaka

2-storey townhouse

Beds2

Baths1

Area90m²

from $720k

Makomako

2-storey townhouse

Beds3

Baths1

Area125m²

from $865k

Kāhu

3-storey townhouse

Beds4

Baths2

Area164m²

from $1025k

Kererū

Intergenerational

Beds3+1

Baths2

Area179m²

from $1250k

Apartments

Kiwi

Single-level apt

Beds1

Baths1

Area45m²

from $530k

Weka

Single-level apt

Beds2

Baths1

Area61m²

from $635k

01 · What is Peachgrove East

This is only the beginning.

There’s a whole neighbourhood still to explore.

Warm in winter.Cool in summer.Quiet always.

Every home at Peachgrove East holds its warmth through a Hamilton winter and stays cool through summer, on close to no power. That’s the Passive House standard.

Warmth

Comfortable, all year round.

A steady, even warmth making every room of the house comfortable to live in, without worrying about the power bill.

How it works

How a Passive House actually works.

Think of it as a chilly bin for your home. Five parts, engineered as one system, so it keeps a comfortable, healthy temperature with almost no effort.

How it works

A Passive House, part by part.

You don’t operate it. You just live in it.

Health

When a home is healthy, everyone breathes easier.

Warm, dry, filtered air in every room. The kind of home New Zealand’s research links to fewer sick days and easier breathing.

The evidence

A cold, damp home is a medical problem.

In New Zealand’s own randomised trials, warmer, drier homes gave children fewer asthma symptoms, fewer doctor visits and 21% fewer days off school, with fewer hospital admissions across a study of almost a million people. That steady warmth, plus dryness and constant filtered fresh air, is exactly what a Passive House holds in every room, all year, through a Stiebel Eltron system that recovers 90% of its heat and filters out pollen, mould spores and dust.

Howden-Chapman et al., randomised controlled trials, BMJ 2007 & 2008; Fyfe et al., BMJ 2020. Around 40% of New Zealand homes are damp or mouldy (BRANZ).

Easier breathing. Quieter nights. Fewer sick days.

Cost

Almost nothing to run.

The same warmth and fresh air, on a fraction of the power. The saving lands every month, for as long as you live here.

Most of a power bill is heating and hot water. A Passive House and a high-efficiency Stiebel Eltron hot water heat pump make most of it disappear.

See how much you’d save in power each month.

What do you spend on power each month?

$250/month

One more thing

Do you run any of these?

Passive House doesn’t reduce these loads, but at Peachgrove they’re charged at our flat, below-market rate.

EV+170 kWh/mo Spa pool+140 kWh/mo Sauna+90 kWh/mo

Your power bill, here

You’d save $1,738 a year.

on a $250/month power bill.

$145saved / month

At Peachgrove you pay $105/mo was $250/mo

HeatingHot waterOtherAdd-ons

Over 10 years, that’s about $17,380 back in your pocket.

Estimates only. Bill converted to kWh at ~39c/kWh (national all-in average). Splits assume a typical older NZ home: ~30% heating, ~29% hot water, ~41% other. Passive House cuts heating energy ~80%; heat-pump hot water cuts hot-water energy ~67%. EV / spa / sauna loads are added on top at our embedded-network rate, not reduced.

02 · Healthy homes

A home that barely touches the grid.

There’s a whole neighbourhood that lives just as lightly. Its water, its power, its food.

Water.Power.Food.

A neighbourhood that lives lightly on the land.

Water

Kaitiaki o te wai.

Thoughtful and innovative water use.

How it flows

Shower, basin and bath water in. Clean water back to your toilet, laundry and food forest.

A New Zealand first

First urban community in New Zealand to recycle greywater at scale, in a pilot with Hamilton City Council.

The Hydraloop

Award-winning, Dutch-engineered. A smart greywater recycling system for homes and businesses, working like a personal water treatment plant on our site.

Lower water use. Less waste down the drain.

See it in action.

Film: Hydraloop

Power

Powered by the sun.

Over a year, our solar panels generate as much power as the neighbourhood uses.

Why this matters

Built for the decade ahead, not the last one.

The whole neighbourhood

Over a year, Peachgrove East generates as much power on site as all the homes consume.

How the power flows

An embedded energy network that generates power where you live.

The decade ahead

“We are in the midst of the largest energy security crisis the world has ever faced.”

Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency, on the 2026 oil shock

A neighbourhood that makes and stores its own power barely feels it.

175kW

solar + battery

The embedded energy network means the neighbourhood owns their own energy.

+70%

National power demand is tipped to rise about 70% by 2050, and prices climb with it. Making power on site means the grid’s swings reach you less.

Own your future

Become Resilient

No Lights Out

Solar and a shared battery keep the lights on when the grid is down.

Food

With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.

Food

Reconnecting to our food.

Food

A neighbourhood that brings you close to your food source.

Fruit trees, a māra kai and a harvest that moves from neighbour to neighbour.

40fruit & nut trees

120m²community māra kai

A parent and child outdoors at Peachgrove East

Tuakana–tēina

Where generations meet.

The skills move from generation to generation, the way they always have.

Tuakana–tēina

Where generations meet.

Growing food teaches things a screen can’t. When to prune the apple, how to stake the tomatoes, why the worm farm needs a handful of paper every Sunday. The skills move from neighbour to neighbour the way they always have.

A neighbourhood-scale skill exchange.

Earth

Ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tāngata.

When the land is well, we are well.

Earth

Designed to close the loop.

26% of the site is greenspace, with a 520m² Green at its heart.

Permaculture

A landscape designed as one living system.

The whole site planned to work together, from the soil up.

How it closes the loop

Greywater irrigates the soil. The garden feeds the kitchen. Scraps feed the worms. The castings feed the garden again.

The full plan

See the whole landscape, planned in detail.

Read the landscape plan Landscape design by Greenbridge

Zero waste, made easy

Designed to close the loop.

Greenbridge’s permaculture plan stitches the site into one continuous system. 26% greenspace. A 520m² Green at the heart. Greywater feeds the orchard. The orchard feeds the kitchen. Scraps go to community worm farms. The castings feed the orchard again.

Worm farm

Scraps in. Castings out. The orchard drinks them.

Bulk pantry

Rice, flour, oats, oils, cleaners. Refill your own jars. The packaging stays with the supplier, not in your kitchen.

A neighbourhood designed to give back more than it takes.

Read the landscape plan

03 · Living lightly

A different way to live. Could it be yours?

One last chapter on what it all costs, or jump straight in.

What it costs to buy.What it costs to live.And the ways in.

The cheapest home to buy is rarely the cheapest to live in.

Affordability

Lower cost of living.

One system, designed from the ground up to lower the cost of living, every day.

One system, not eight bills

Over 30 years, a home at Peachgrove East can cost around 40% less to live in than a comparable home.

Indicative figures. Your own bank and broker confirm what applies to you.

How much would living here actually save you?

Question 1 of 3

Which home are you interested in?

Question 2 of 3

What would you like to compare this home with?

Question 3 of 3

Could you live here with one car instead of two?

Shared EVs and e-bikes at the door, shops and transport within walking distance. A car costs around $8,000 a year to keep on the road; many households here run one instead of two.

Did you know?

A home at Peachgrove East can get you 0.7% off standard mortgage rates.

Warm, healthy, energy-efficient homes qualify for a discounted home-loan rate from New Zealand banks. That lower rate is already built into your number, and over 30 years it adds up.

Living at Peachgrove East will save you

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Indicative estimate only. Read the full disclaimer.

Generated from the answers you provide and a set of modelling assumptions. It is not a quote, valuation, forecast, or guarantee of savings, and it is not financial, tax, or investment advice. Your actual costs will differ. Figures should be confirmed with your own bank, broker, and professional advisers before you make any decision. Peachgrove East and Living Systems Development accept no liability for decisions made in reliance on this estimate.

Financial Innovation

Your pathway in.

We’ve made removing the financial barriers to a home at Peachgrove as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Three ways in

5%deposit from Shared Equity Co-own, then buy out Get on the property ladder with as little as a 5% deposit. 0%deposit from Built to Belong A little help in Living Systems Development’s programme to support first-home buyers into ownership, with a little help along the way.

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Linda WeijersCommunity Manager

Connected.Healthy.Supported.

We are not your average developer.

Our mission is simple.

At Living Systems Development, we do whatever it takes to enable better ways of living together, in harmony with each other and nature.

Today, our focus is on high performing, sustainable homes and communities designed for people and place to thrive.

Many Broken Systems, One Living Response

A sense of home is a biological need, the foundation that lets us connect with and contribute to our world, that supports us when unpredictable events shake it and that gives us a platform to grow and develop.

By helping people address challenges in modern life, we are supporting a new way forward.

Social Cohesion

We’re more connected and yet lonelier than ever. We design for belonging, where neighbours know each other, can rely on each other, and community can grow over time.

Ecological Resilience

Climate, food and energy systems and supply chains are increasingly fragile. Our neighbourhoods are designed to help us adapt and withstand shocks together.

Accessible Wealth

The cost of everyday living is increasing, and home ownership is a stretch for many. We reduce living costs and offer wealth-building pathways that help people thrive.

How we build

Industry leading technology

We bring together cutting edge technology that enables us to build systems that deliver higher quality, healthier and more sustainable homes for less cost.

How we build

Social design

With years of experience in facilitation and collaborative project delivery, we balance resident and expert input to shape the design in ways that support community cohesion and unlock the power of the sharing economy.

How we build

Innovative Finance Options

We utilise financial mechanisms that support better design outcomes, more affordable access to home ownership and wealth-creation opportunities for you, your family and your community.

How we build

Ecological Restoration

Human health and ecological health are inseparable. Our communities are designed to minimise avoidable resource use, work with the local ecology, to support biodiversity and to connect residents to the land beneath them, so both can thrive for generations to come.

Living Systems in Action

01 / 04

Sustainable Infrastructure

Shared solar power, grey-water reuse, composting and appropriate materials. Because homes don’t exist in isolation.

02 / 04

Community by Design

Shared gardens, walkable layouts, spaces for gathering and play. Because belonging shouldn’t be an afterthought.

03 / 04

Pathways to Wealth

Dramatically reduced living costs and innovative models to make homeownership more accessible.

04 / 04

Design for Reconnection

We intentionally design in ways that support reconnection to ourselves, to each other and to nature.

Passive Homes

All homes are not created equal.

Every home we build follows Passive House principles, delivering warmth, quiet, fresh air and dramatically lower energy bills.

This means your home provides you with:

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Energy Savings

Lower annual heating and cooling costs, requiring minimal active heating to stay warm and dry year-round.

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Better Health

Lower healthcare costs by addressing the primary causes of respiratory illnesses. Airtight homes with filtered air means fewer allergens and better health.

Our First Neighbourhood

Peachgrove East

Peachgrove is our vision in action, a neighbourhood where beautiful, efficient homes meet shared green spaces, renewable energy and a culture of connection. This is a place where sustainable living and true community come together, and it is right here in the heart of Hamilton.

Creating a world that is more inclusive and adaptive.

Lasting change doesn’t happen alone.

We’re passionate about bringing people and expertise together to create the conditions for a brighter housing future.

Delivered with

In the press

Waikato Times 24 Apr 2026

“A new way to live in Hamilton East”

Architecture Now 17 Dec 2025

“Cohousing + passive housing at Peachgrove East”

Find your place at Peachgrove East.

Stage One is selling now with the first homes ready by the end of Q1 2027. Reach us anytime at hello@livingsystems.nz.

A true village neighbourhood.

A connected, healthy and supported life within reach.

Kids play freely.Nobody’s a stranger.Life costs less.

Loneliness is now measured like a disease.

Healthy homes

Living lightly

Cooperative design

Affordable for life

The Masterplan.

Pīwakawaka

Makomako

Kāhu

Kererū

Kiwi

Weka

This is only the beginning.

Warm in winter.Cool in summer.Quiet always.

Comfortable, all year round.

How a Passive House actually works.

A Passive House, part by part.

When a home is healthy, everyone breathes easier.

A cold, damp home is a medical problem.

Almost nothing to run.

See how much you’d save in power each month.

Do you run any of these?

You’d save $1,738 a year.

A home that barely touches the grid.

Water.Power.Food.

Kaitiaki o te wai.

First urban community in New Zealand to recycle greywater at scale, in a pilot with Hamilton City Council.

The Hydraloop

Powered by the sun.

Built for the decade ahead, not the last one.

Over a year, Peachgrove East generates as much power on site as all the homes consume.

Own your future

With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.

Reconnecting to our food.

Where generations meet.

Ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tāngata.

Designed to close the loop.

Worm farm

Bulk pantry

A different way to live. Could it be yours?

What it costs to buy.What it costs to live.And the ways in.

Lower cost of living.

Over 30 years, a home at Peachgrove East can cost around 40% less to live in than a comparable home.

How much would living here actually save you?

Which home are you interested in?

What would you like to compare this home with?

Could you live here with one car instead of two?

A home at Peachgrove East can get you 0.7% off standard mortgage rates.

Your pathway in.

Could this be home?

Connected.Healthy.Supported.

Our mission is simple.

Many Broken Systems, One Living Response

Social Cohesion

Ecological Resilience

Accessible Wealth

Higher quality.Healthier.For less cost.

Industry leading technology

Social design

Innovative Finance Options

Ecological Restoration

Warmth.Quiet.Fresh air.

Sustainable Infrastructure

Community by Design

Pathways to Wealth

Design for Reconnection

Passive Homes

48 Passive Homes.Shared infrastructure.Community by design.

Peachgrove East

Creating a world that is more inclusive and adaptive.

“A new way to live in Hamilton East”

“Cohousing + passive housing at Peachgrove East”

Find your place at Peachgrove East.