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1920
Pictured left to right: Ian, Trish, Bill, Edith, Guy, Barbara, Tony
1920
Settling in Auckland
WHANGAPARAOA, Auckland
Initially from Yorkshire, Ken and Edith Hopper immigrated to Auckland in 1920, later settling in Whangaparaoa in 1927.
1950
Hopper Bros begin
WHANGAPARAOA, Auckland
Brothers, Tony and Ian, started their own property development firm in the early 1950's. Starting with developments around Whangaparaoa and surrounds.
1950
1967
1967
Pauanui Beach
COROMANDEL
Pauanui is where Hoppers truly found their forte in creating property, and delivering lifestyle emerged to the forefront of their planning and decision-making.
1987
Leigh takes the lead
PAUANUI WATERWAYS
Ian's son, Leigh, became paramount to the organisation and took over management in 1987. Ian and Leigh had a vision for some remaining land in Pauanui, and so the Pauanui Waterways canal development was brought to life in the early 1990's.
1987
1999
1999
Whitianga Waterways
COROMANDEL
This opened doors for many, creating a safe and fun environment for residents to enjoy swimming, boating and other waterborne activities. Community and lifestyle was central to Leigh’s vision of creating canal developments. He looked on to Whitianga, and in 1999 started developing the now expansive Whitianga Waterways Development.
2002
2002
Maygrove Village
AUCKLAND
In 2001 we established Hopper Living, expanding our offerings to aged retirement living. In 2002, our flagship retirement village, Maygrove Village, was built in Orewa, Auckland.
2005
2005
Marsden Cove
NORTHLAND
For the Waterways, Northland was next in target, where Marsden Cove began in 2005 and is the third canal development.
2010
2010
Whitianga Commercial
Whitianga
Throughout the 2010s, to support the growth of Whitianga, Hoppers produced Placemakers, Countdown, and The Warehouse.
2020
Family and lifestyle focus
Hopper Developments has certainly expanded in the last 20 years or so. The company has diversified from property development into retirement living, marine associated activities, commercial, retail and residential development, with much more planned on the horizon. Family and lifestyle is certainly still the company focus and remains core to the company strategy.
2020
2021
2021
Leigh semi-retires
Leigh has chosen to retire in Whitianga Waterways and enjoys much of his time boating and exploring the Coromandel East Coast. As for the business, his two children Gray and Shana, alongside his nephew Andy, and a few key personnel such as CEO Tim Brooks whom has been with the company for 40 years, are collectively driving company activities.
2023
Next generation
As Tim Brooks is heading into his well-deserved retirement, Andy has been newly elected as CEO.
Andy and Gray, with their families, live and work on the Hibiscus Coast - where Hoppers HQ is based, and Shana is located at the
Waterways at Marsden Cove, balancing family and work-life between the two offices. As Hoppers continues to grow, the company remains in
good hands with the next generations forging ahead.
Pictured left to right: Shana Hopper-McCully, Leigh Hopper, Gray Hopper, Andy Grey
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