Priced from only $699,000, this is your opportunity to stop waiting & ‘Start Living’ in Massey. With so much on offer for families, a focus on community, and offering an easy commute to Auckland’s CBD – Red Hills Ridge offers you great work-life balance.
Set away from the hustle and bustle on the western edge of family-friendly Massey, Red Hills Ridge offers 364 brand new homes (324 x 3 bedroom & 40 x 2 bedroom) in a master-planned new community designed around real life — not just floor plans.
Thoughtful spaces. Low-maintenance living. A place that supports how you actually want to live.
Drive to Schools
Multiple Shopping Centres
Auckland International Airport
Auckland’s CBD
(outside peak times)
Red Hills Ridge is located in Massey on the Western edge of Auckland’s suburban area, offering you the perfect combination of laid-back, family friendly living close to nature and all the city has to offer almost on your doorstep.
With SH16 only a few minutes away (quickly connecting to SH18 & SH20), South, Central and North Auckland are all equally within easy reach from your new home, for anything you may need – however, with all that West Auckland has to offer, you may not need to travel very far.
When you are looking to travel farther afield, rest easy in the knowledge that some of Auckland’s most iconic coastal locations are just 30-40 minutes away, and the Airport is even closer.
An Edge-of-the-City Retreat With Modern Convenience
A vibrant community on the edge of Auckland City, Massey offers a solid educational foundation for children with several excellent schools, including Massey High School and Massey Primary School , along with various parks and sports facilities, perfect for weekend family outings and community events. And, with a diverse range of shops and amenities, there’s always something to do.
It doesn’t get much more convenient than Massey, with its many large shopping centres and supermarkets, access to beautiful nature, and the simple commute to the CBD. But that’s just scratching the surface of this wonderful location.
Equally great for families, busy professionals, and those just wanting a simpler ‘edge-of-the-city life, there is always plenty on offer. Whether you are looking for sporting options for football, rugby, netball, tennis, cricket, and more, or just need a quiet space to walk, rest and recharge, you will find it close by at one of many parks, beachs, and even Hobsonville Point’s amazing coastal walkway – or load everyone into the car for a short drive to MOTAT, Auckland Zoo, Auckland Museum, or even the Waitakere Ranges’ famous walking trails for a fabulous day of fun.
Where Will You Call Home?
McKinney Hill features over 360 modern, low maintenance, well-designed, 2 & 3 bedroom homes that offer attainable Kiwi living. Where will your family choose to live?
Thoughtful Architecture, Practical Layouts, for Real Kiwi Lives
Every Start Living home is cleverly designed, carefully planned, and proudly built. We cut waste, not corners.
We maximise quality by focusing on what truly matters – functionality, dignity, and liveability.
Select a layout below for more information on and floor plans.
Type A / AR (Mirrored)
Type B / BR (Mirrored)
Type B / BR
Type A / AR
2 Bedroom Homes
Start Living
Decades of Experience.
One Shared Purpose.
At Start Living, we develop more than buildings – we create the places where real lives happen. Our focus is on delivering smart, affordable homes designed for people, not spreadsheets. We believe the term “affordable housing” has lost its meaning. So instead, we focus on Starter Homes – homes that give Kiwis a foothold, a future, and a place to grow.
Start Living is led by Kitt Littlejohn and Ian Munro – two of New Zealand’s most experienced housing professionals with over 50 years of combined experience. After decades spent working across councils, central government, major developers, and infrastructure projects, they saw one too many missed opportunities. Start Living is their answer – a commitment to doing things better, smarter, now.
Kitt Littlejohn
Director
Kitt Littlejohn is a qualified lawyer with almost 30 years’ experience in resource consenting, council processes and development advice throughout New Zealand.
Kitt knows from living that homes house lives; that they create places of stability for families to grow, for communities to develop and for memories to be made. Getting the first one right can make all the difference. This is the vision of START Living.
In addition to START Living, Kitt continues to advise clients on complex resource management projects, is regularly appointed by local authorities as an independent planning commissioner, is a mediator, and a director on the boards of Haydn & Rollett, Ergon Properties and Waiheke Marina Marina.
Ian Munro
Director
Ian Munro is an accomplished urban designer and planner with a rare breadth of expertise. He holds Master’s degrees in planning, architecture (urban design), environmental law, and traffic engineering. Ian is a member of both the New Zealand Planning Institute and the Urban Designers Institute of Aotearoa, and has served as an independent commissioner for councils across the country since 2007.
Ian has a deep personal connection to the challenge of first-home ownership. He grew up in a modest starter home on the edge of Auckland, in a car-less household with no fences or floor coverings to start with — just the basics and a lot of hard work. That lived experience fuels his passion for making homeownership more achievable for others. Having benefitted from the opportunities this country provided his own family, he’s now determined to help more Kiwis access homes that are smart, affordable, and built to last.
