Bay of Plenty region
Kāinga Ora is making more efficient use of land by replacing many of our older state houses with more, warm and dry homes in areas of high demand.
What we're building
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Planned developments
To help meet the high demand for housing in Rotorua, around 60 new homes are proposed for a 4.6 hectare subdivision at 85 Collie Drive, Pukehangi.
We are also redeveloping three existing Kāinga Ora sites on the corner of Quartz Avenue and Homedale Street, with five new homes planned for this whenua.
These modern, warm and dry houses will help provide Rotorua whānau in need of housing with a place to call home.
What’s planned

Render of proposed Collie Drive development
- Around 60 homes for the build ready subdivision, to be delivered in two stages
- Stage 1:
- 37 single storey, mixed two, three and four bedroom homes
- 14 of these meet universal design standards
- All homes would be fully insulated, with double glazing, carpets and curtains and be built to 6 Homestar and Healthy Homes standards
- Each home would have a deck and an easy to maintain and fenced private section with garden area
- To speed up the delivery of these homes, they will be manufactured off site
- Shared green space and landscaping
- Internal loop road and allocated off-street parking for each home
- An area of the land near the subdivision entrance is stormwater reserve, and will remain as an open and maintained grass area.
- We are exploring options for the approx. 25 homes for the second stage of the development.
Next steps
- Thanks to everyone who came along to our drop-in session on 2 December at Aorangi School Hall, shared their views, asked questions and met the team. Feedback from this session and received directly will be considered ahead of applying to Rotorua Lakes Council for resource consent in early December.
- Subject to consents, work is expected to start on site in mid-2022, with completion of the first 37 homes by the end of 2022.
Resources
- Posters from community drop-in session, 2 December 2021 [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- November 2021 factsheet [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- Aerial view [PNG, 3.1 MB]
- Proposed site plan [JPG, 181 KB]
- Home materials and colour specs [JPG, 557 KB]
- Offsite manufacturing (OSM) housing construction
Housing Opportunities being reviewed
To help meet the urgent need for more warm, dry and modern homes for whānau and tamariki, Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities is investigating housing development options for current and new sites to help meet the growing demand for housing in the Bay of Plenty.
We are in the very early stages of exploring how these sites could best be developed and it’s important to note there are no confirmed plans or designs.
- 9a, 9b, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20 and 22 Redmond Street, Judea,
- 92 Ohauiti Road, Harini,
- 11, 22-34, 29-31, 37, 54-58 and 60 Haukore Street, Harini
- 355 - 359 Waihi Road, Judea
- 1170 - 1176 and 1219 - 1221 Cameron Road, Gate Pa
- 1 Grosmont Terrace, Brookfield
- 29 Manson Street, Gate Pa
- 49 Pyes Pa Road, Pyes Pa
Resources
Proposed housing letter - Grosmont Terrace [PDF, 695 KB] - June 2022
Proposed housing letter - Manson Street [PDF, 698 KB] - June 2022
Proposed housing letter - Pyes Pa Road [PDF, 700 KB] - June 2022
Proposed housing letter - Redmond Street [PDF, 626 KB] - March 2022
Proposed housing letter - Ohauiti Road [PDF, 623 KB] - March 2022
Proposed housing letter - Haukore Street [PDF, 448 KB] - March 2022
Proposed housing letter - Waihi Road [PDF, 441 KB] - March 2022
Proposed housing letter - Cameron Road [PDF, 449 KB] - February 2022
24 Middlebrook Drive
Resources
Proposed housing letter - 24 Middlebrook Drive [PDF, 438 KB] - February 2022
- 1446 - 1460 Pukuatua Street
- 6 Rimu Street
- Owhata Road (3ha site)
- 32 - 38 Tania Crescent
Resources
Proposed housing factsheet - Tania Crescent [PDF, 771 KB] - March 2022
Proposed housing letter - Rimu Street [PDF, 623 KB] - March 2022
Proposed housing letter - Pukuatua Street [PDF, 623 KB] - February 2022
Proposed housing letter - Owhata Road [PDF, 624 KB] - February 2022
For more information
Please email bayofplenty@kaingaora.govt.nz
Page updated: 4 April 2022