Kāinga Ora is enabling a mix of new social and market homes to be delivered across our large-scale projects in Auckland and eastern Porirua. To achieve this, Kāinga Ora partners with developers, councils, iwi, and government agencies.
Hobsonville Point sits on a 167ha peninsula in the Upper Waitematā harbour, just 20 minutes’ drive north-west of Auckland. The land was a Defence Force base for over 80 years and its history is still on show through an existing road network, heritage buildings and mature trees. The area is accessible via two motorways and has a commuter ferry service to the CBD.
Northcote, on Auckland’s north shore, is located just over the Auckland Harbour Bridge, a mere 15-minute drive from the CBD. It has good transport links, with further improvements planned for buses. The suburb is only 10 minutes by car from neighbouring retail and hospitality hub Takapuna and its safe swimming beach. The area benefits from many parks and sports grounds and has a strong community spirit, aided by the many families that have long lived in Northcote.
Kāinga Ora has led the Northcote Development team, increasing the number and quality of homes available to residents to buy or rent, as well as social homes for Aucklanders who need assistance.
Mt Roskill, in Auckland’s south-west, has great local facilities and transport links, and is home to a vibrant and diverse community. At only 6.5km from the CBD, it is well located for commuters. It is also relatively close to Auckland Airport, a key employment hub. The area is home to a large number of public homes that are due for renewal. Roskill Development encompasses the Roskill South, Ōwairaka, Waikōwhai and Wesley neighbourhoods, with further neighbourhoods under consideration for the future.
Developable land area of 162ha
Expand the number of state houses and provide new market homes.
Roskill South, Ōwairaka, Waikōwhai and Wesley underway
Roskill South is one of Auckland’s most ethnically diverse communities, and young compared to the surrounding area. The neighbourhood is home to May Road Primary School, Turner Reserve, Winstone Park and Freeland Reserve. Mt Roskill Grammar School and Mt Roskill Intermediate School are within walking distance.
Ōwairaka is only 8km from the CBD and has easy access via public transport. The Waterview connection (SH20) also passes by the area, allowing residents quick access to Auckland Airport and other main transport routes. The community has excellent access to local services, schools and other amenity, with a number of parks, reserves and sports grounds in the area.
Housing development first began in the 1950s when around 200 public homes were built here. Approximately 60% of the homes in Ōwairaka are owned by Kāinga Ora.
Waikōwhai is a culturally diverse community of over 5,000 people, sitting directly south of the CBD at the far end of Dominion Road in Mount Roskill. The neighbourhood has good schools, parks, sports facilities and public transport, and benefits from a valuable not-for-profit community organisation called the Oasis Hub.
The southern boundary meets the Manukau Harbour at Waikōwhai Bay. Waikōwhai Park and neighbouring Wattle Bay Reserve make up the largest pocket of urban native forest in Auckland City, enjoyed by users of the 10km Waikōwhai Walkway bush and coastal track. There are four schools in Waikōwhai: Hay Park School, Monte Cecilia Catholic School, Waikōwhai Primary and Waikōwhai Intermediate, with several more in neighbouring suburbs.
The Wesley neighbourhood is located within the southwest quadrant of the Auckland isthmus, approximately 7km southwest of the CBD and sits at the heart of the wider Roskill development. It is a thriving, multicultural neighbourhood with two schools, local shops and a strong sense of family and community, centred around the highly celebrated Wesley Community Centre.
Wesley sits just 3.5km from both the upper reaches of the Waitematā Harbour to its west and the Manukau Harbour to the south. It is overlooked by three maunga – Ōwairaka (Mt Albert), Puketāpapa (Mt Roskill) and Te-tātuaa-Riukiuta (Three Kings). Te Auaunga runs through the heart of Wesley and together with the nearby maunga, forms an important element of the community’s identity. Now, with the need for higher density to care for an increasing population, Wesley is growing.
Oranga is a hidden gem in central Auckland, 9km to the southeast of the CBD near the employment hubs of Greenlane and Penrose. It is close to Onehunga town centre, which is a well-connected hub with plans for expanded transport links in the future. It is also near the residential suburbs of One Tree Hill, Greenlane, Ellerslie and Royal Oak, all of which have established village centres. Oranga is a two-minute drive or 15-minute walk to Auckland’s premier park, Cornwall Park, at Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill).
Oranga was originally created as a public-housing neighbourhood based on a suburban cul-de-sac masterplan. Most of the homes were built in the 1940s with some additional development in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Situated just south of Auckland city, Mangere benefits from great access to several major employment centres, including Mangere Centre, Auckland Airport in the south, Otahuhu in the east and Manukau Centre in the south-east. There are two universities nearby: MIT in Manukau Centre and the AUT South Campus in Otara. Housing development in Mangere began in the 1960s with around 20,000 public homes built in the area. Today, Kāinga Ora owns more than one in five homes in the locality. The Mangere Development currently encompasses Te Ararata, Mangere East and Aorere, with further neighbourhoods under consideration for the future.
Te Ararata is a multicultural neighbourhood with a significant Pasifika community. It is home to Mangere College, Moyle Park and an urban stream: Te Ara-rata Creek. Highly accessible, Te Ararata is around 6km from Auckland Airport and less than 2km from the South Western Motorway and Mangere Town Centre.
Mangere East is a proudly multicultural neighbourhood that sits to the east of the Manukau Harbour. It is home to Mangere East Primary School, the thriving Mangere Town Centre and the open green spaces of Walter Massey Park. Just 20-minutes from the Auckland city centre, Mangere East is close to several major employment hubs, two universities, Middlemore Hospital and Auckland Airport.
The Mangere East neighbourhood will replace existing outdated homes with an abundance of new, warm, dry homes, and build the infrastructure to support it in the future. This will help the area to continue to be a strong, community-minded neighbourhood.
An attractive neighbourhood for families, Aorere has several community churches and education providers nearby, including Aorere College within easy walking distance. Residents also benefit from a variety of main transport routes and amenities in the vicinity, including Aorere Park and Mangere Town Centre.
Eastern Porirua is part of the city of Porirua, located 24km north of Wellington. It has one of the highest concentrations of social housing in New Zealand, with most of these homes built in the 1960s and 1970s.
Many are old, past their best and not the size and type that Porirua families need now, and in the future. With the opening of Transmission Gully, revision of the Porirua City Council’s District Plan and the area’s population projected to grow significantly over the coming decades, the timing is right for some ambitious thinking about how we can support growth where communities can thrive - from this generation to the next.
With new roads putting it within easy reach of Auckland and Hamilton, the Lakeside development at Te Kauwhata sits right by the shores of scenic Lake Waikare. Around 1,650 standalone and duplex homes are coming here over the next eight to ten years, accompanied by dedicated reserves and wetlands plus 6kms of walking and cycling trails. Construction of Lakeside’s neighbourhood centre is complete and includes a great café, playground, childcare centre, general store, office and retail space along with ample parking. Plus the established community of Te Kauwhata is just moments away via the Rimu Street extension, completed in April 2022.
Tāmaki is located 12km from Auckland’s CBD and is well connected with strong public transport and infrastructure. Tāmaki is made up of three suburbs - Glen Innes, Point England and Panmure - each with their own special character, and all home to strong communities, plenty of green space, and with an enviable proximity to the city, sea and places to work, learn and play.
