Hobsonville in short
An airbase turned suburb
The RNZAF flew from here from 1929 to 2001. The suburb began in 2002, when the airfield was sold to Housing New Zealand.
Hobsonville Point
Kāinga Ora plans 4,054 homes at Hobsonville Point when it is finished, including apartments and townhouses.
Fastest growth in Auckland
The Hobsonville statistical area went from 2577 to 6153 dwellings between 2018 and 2023, and renting households rose from 384 to 1167.
A few old officers' houses
Houses on Marlborough Crescent date from 1925 to 1936, and junior officers' homes on Sunderland Avenue from about 1937.
The 2012 tornado
NIWA says the December 2012 tornado damaged almost 400 homes in Hobsonville and Whenuapai.
EV charging in a townhouse
Most Hobsonville townhouses have a garage or a car pad, which makes a wall charger practical. Gen Less says a wall charger should go on its own sub-circuit with a Type B RCD and cable rated for its output. WorkSafe's 2026 guidance also says the circuit should come from a MEN switchboard, and that the home's maximum demand should be assessed for a 32 A charger.
If your townhouse is in a complex with a residents' society or body corporate, check its rules on chargers and external fittings before you book. See EV chargers in Auckland.
Renting a new home
Hobsonville has a lot of new renters. The healthy homes standards apply to every rental, new builds included. A new home will usually already have a qualifying heat pump and ducted fans, but if anything electrical fails, tell the landlord in writing. Tenants can't do the repair themselves.
What we'd do in a new Hobsonville home
We'd find the switchboard chart and the original Certificate of Compliance before the first job, and give copies to the electrician. With new builds, knowing exactly what's on each circuit makes adding a charger quicker and cleaner.
Want a specialist to sort it?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.