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Partnerships

Civils works completed in Mangere West project

Civils works on the Mangere West A project – stage 1 (west side of Te Ara-rata Creek), which forms part of the wider Mangere Development large-scale project, were completed in May 2022.

Build, Community, Sustainability, Partnerships

Building opportunity through waste

Timber from old public houses is being used to create new furniture and assist with skills training in Tonga.

How Innovative Urban Design is Safeguarding Water Quality at Hobsonville Point

You only need to look at Hobsonville Point from above to understand the importance of managing water on site.

Sustainability

Putting sustainability at the core of our new communities

Sustainability measures have been ‘baked into’ Hobsonville Point - Auckland’s fastest-growing new township - since its inception ten years ago.

Community

Northcote Greenway: Weaving the strands of community together

Northcote residents and students are providing valuable input to the design of the Awataha Greenway so that it becomes a place that is treasured by the community.

Downsizing the Kiwi Dream: How good design compensates for less space

In 2014, HLC ran an experiment. We wanted to see if there was a market for smaller homes. Not just slightly smaller homes, but much smaller.

Partnerships

Hobsonville Point community floats weekend ferry trial

Community spirit and collaboration were the driving forces behind a new weekend ferry service at Hobsonville Point.

Urban Design

Study shows higher density at Hobsonville Point enhances liveability

Hobsonville Point is emerging as a positive example of how higher density housing can strengthen communities and enhance liveability.

Build

Quick build innovation trialled at Hobsonville Point

At Hobsonville Point, a number of innovations are underway that aim to deliver more high quality homes for Aucklanders, more quickly than ever before.

Community, Partnerships

People at the heart - The Kāinga Ora maintenance programme

With around 68,000 homes in its portfolio, New Zealand’s public housing provider Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities, is also the country’s largest landlord.

Build

Living well by Design

At Kāinga Ora we are delivering an increasing number of public homes and we’re committed to working with our partners to design public housing where our customers can live well and prosper.

Piritahi One Year On

A little over a year ago a new civil works alliance named Piritahi was formed to deliver a $750m programme of work over a five-year period.

Partnerships

Barriers down as a new panel is stood up

Kāinga Ora has an important responsibility to create homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive, and it’s a responsibility we can’t deliver on our own.

Build, Thought Leadership

Auckland's surprising about-face on density

Faced with an increasing population, a housing shortage, and rising construction costs, Aucklanders are quickly beginning to embrace density.

Community

How events build a sense of community at Hobsonville Point

Building quality houses is an important part of HLC’s work. But getting people out of those houses and interacting with one another and their environment is crucial to building a sense of community.

Is Auckland’s best model for growth right in front of our eyes?

Over the next two decades Auckland is going to become markedly more dense. A lot of that increased density will arrive in the form of suburban apartments.