# Small Kitchens — kitchen guides for Auckland 28 guides from the MTN Kitchens & Joinery workshop team on small kitchens. 23+ years in trade · 2,000+ kitchens supplied & installed across Auckland · Laminex NZ fabricator. - [Apartment vs Townhouse Kitchens: What Changes for Developers](/blog/apartment-vs-townhouse-kitchens-developers) — How apartment and townhouse kitchens differ for Auckland developers: lift access, venting, body corporate rules, programme staging and volume spec. - [How Much Does a Kitchen Cost in Auckland? (2026 Guide)](/blog/how-much-does-a-kitchen-cost-auckland-2026) — Real 2026 Auckland kitchen prices: trade bands from about $6,500–$9,500 for a small galley to $25,000–$45,000-plus for a big island layout, supplied and installed plus GST — and how trade and volume buyers pay less. - [Kitchen Layouts Explained: Straight, L-Shape, U-Shape, Galley, Island](/blog/kitchen-layouts-explained) — An Auckland trade guide to kitchen layouts, straight, L-shape, U-shape, galley and island, with the best fit for volume townhouse and apartment builds. - [Kitchen Island Design and Sizing Guide](/blog/kitchen-island-design-sizing-guide) — A working guide to kitchen island sizing and clearances for NZ homes - seating maths, running power, water and waste, waterfall ends, island vs peninsula, and when a room is simply too small for one. - [Rangehood and Ventilation: Ducted vs Recirculating](/blog/rangehood-ventilation-ducted-vs-recirculating) — A working Auckland kitchen builder's guide to ducted vs recirculating rangehoods: extraction sizing, apartment and body-corp constraints, the Building Code, noise, and what to rough in early so it works on handover day. - [Small Apartment Kitchen Design](/blog/small-apartment-kitchen-design) — An Auckland kitchen maker's guide to small apartment kitchens: galley vs single-wall layouts, where integrated appliances earn their keep, and vertical storage. - [Auckland CBD Apartment Kitchen Reno: Body Corp Rules](/blog/auckland-cbd-apartment-kitchen-body-corporate-rules) — Renovating an Auckland CBD or city-fringe apartment kitchen: body corporate approval, plumbing riser limits, no-gas induction, galley layouts, lift bookings and access hours. - [Flat Bush & Ormiston Townhouse Kitchens for Developers](/blog/flat-bush-east-tamaki-new-build-kitchen-developer) — A developer's guide to townhouse kitchens in Flat Bush, Ormiston and East Tāmaki in 2026: standard configs across blocks, trade pricing, programme coordination and buyer expectations in SE Auckland. - [North Shore Townhouse Kitchens: A Spec Guide for Albany & Takapuna](/blog/north-shore-townhouse-kitchen-developer-albany-takapuna) — How North Shore developers spec, price and install kitchens across townhouse and terrace units in Albany, Takapuna, Milford and Northcote in 2026. - [Replacing Kitchens During Auckland Leaky-Building Remediation](/blog/leaky-building-remediation-apartment-kitchen-auckland) — How to spec, sequence and swap kitchens across many units during an Auckland weathertightness remediation, coordinating with the body corporate and recladding. - [Devonport Heritage Villa Kitchen Renovation: A Local Guide](/blog/devonport-heritage-villa-kitchen-renovation-north-shore) — Renovating a Devonport or Cheltenham villa kitchen? Character controls, ferry-and-narrow-street logistics, salt-air durability and 2026 cost bands. - [Kitchens for a 70m² Granny Flat Under the 2026 Consent Exemption](/blog/granny-flat-kitchen-consent-exemption-2026) — The 2026 granny flat exemption only covers a self-contained dwelling, which pulls in Building Code clause G3 — sink, cooker, prep surface, fridge space. Spec it first, not last. - [Laying Out a Kitchen in a 70m² Granny Flat](/blog/granny-flat-kitchen-layout-70m2-auckland) — How to plan a 70m2 granny flat kitchen layout in Auckland: the linear metres you actually get, galley vs single run vs peninsula, 450 or 600 dishwasher, fridge cavity sizing. - [Granny Flat Storage Ideas NZ: Where It Goes With No Mezzanine](/blog/granny-flat-storage-no-mezzanine-kitchen-design) — The granny flats exemption bans mezzanine floors, so the sleeping loft is out and the cabinetry absorbs it: full-height towers, uppers to the ceiling, over-fridge, toe-kick drawers. - [Orewa & Silverdale Downsizer Kitchens: Less Bench, Same Stuff](/blog/orewa-silverdale-millwater-downsizer-kitchen) — Downsizing into an Orewa, Silverdale or Millwater unit? Audit storage in linear metres of drawer, not cabinet count, and spec the hardware for the sea spray zone before you order. - [Parnell & Newmarket Apartments: The Rangehood You Can't Duct](/blog/parnell-newmarket-apartment-kitchen-ducting) — Apartment kitchen renovation in Parnell and Newmarket: why the facade is common property, what G4/AS1 really says about recirculating hoods, and why concrete means bulkheads. - [Gym and Fitness Studio Joinery: Reception, Retail, Kitchenette](/blog/gym-fitness-studio-joinery-reception-counter) — How gym reception counter joinery, retail display and a staff kitchenette are built for a humid, high-wear Auckland studio: moisture-tough substrates, sealed edges, finishes that last. - [School Technology & Hard-Materials Room Benches (Auckland)](/blog/school-technology-hard-materials-room-benches) — Specifying benches for a school hard-materials or technology room in Auckland: impact-resistant tops, robust framing, lockable tool storage, and where MoE and WorkSafe rules sit. - [Can You Undermount a Sink in a Laminate Benchtop?](/blog/undermount-sink-laminate-benchtop-nz) — Why a laminate benchtop is built for a top-mount sink, the exposed-edge and substrate swelling risk of undermounting, and the real NZ options if you want the undermount look. - [Veterinary Clinic Joinery: Prep Areas and Kennel Runs](/blog/veterinary-clinic-joinery-prep-area-kennels) — How veterinary clinic joinery in Auckland is built for daily hose-downs: chemical- and moisture-resistant cabinetry, drainage-friendly detailing, and kennel-run joinery that takes constant washing. - [The 3m x 2.4m L-Shape Kitchen: What Fits and What It Costs](/blog/l-shape-kitchen-3m-x-2-4m-layout-cost) — What actually fits in an L shape kitchen at 3m x 2.4m: worked layouts in millimetres, the corner decision, and realistic Auckland supply and install costs. - [Galley Kitchen Dimensions NZ: The Numbers That Work](/blog/galley-kitchen-dimensions-nz) — Galley kitchen dimensions for NZ homes: 1,200 mm aisle, 2,400 mm room width for two-sided runs, single-galley minimums, and what each size costs. - [Where to Put the Microwave: Every Option Ranked](/blog/microwave-placement-options-kitchen) — Where to put the microwave in a kitchen: bench, shelf at 1,100-1,400 mm, tower, trim kit or drawer. Heights, power and venting, plus the one spot to avoid. - [Cheap Kitchen Renovation in Auckland, Done Properly](/blog/cheap-kitchen-renovation-auckland-done-properly) — Where to cut cost on an Auckland kitchen without ending up with something you replace in six years, and the four savings that always backfire. - [Minimum Kitchen Size in NZ: What You Can Fit](/blog/minimum-kitchen-size-nz) — The shortest run that still works, minimum bench either side of a sink and hob, and how small a kitchen can get before it stops functioning. - [What a Garage Spice Kitchen Costs in Auckland](/blog/garage-spice-kitchen-cost-auckland) — Where the money goes in an Auckland garage spice kitchen: a compact joinery run priced like any small kitchen, plus the plumbing, power, ducting and consent that swing with your site. - [The Auckland Unitary Plan, MH-Urban and the Townhouse Boom: What It Means for Kitchens](/blog/auckland-unitary-plan-kitchens-townhouse-boom) — How the Auckland Unitary Plan and MDRS intensification rules made compact townhouses, and the repeating single-wall kitchen built by the batch, Auckland's default new build. - [Kitchens for the Small Developer: 3 to 10 Townhouses, Done Right](/blog/kitchens-small-developer-3-to-10-townhouses) — How a private developer doing three to ten townhouses gets real trade kitchen pricing, one locked spec across the terrace, supply and install on one contract, and a fit that never holds up your CCC. 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