Twenty-two new homes complete in Kensington

Regional Director - Northland, Jeff Murray says the Kensington homes were built on land already owned by Kāinga Ora.

“Across these existing sites on King Street and Churchill Street, in Kensington, we were able to replace four, aging homes that were past their best, with 22 new, modern homes for whanau in need.

“With construction complete, our dedicated placements team have been carefully matching suitable whānau from the Ministry of Social Development’s Housing Register to the new homes,” says Mr Murray.

MSD’s Housing Register currently has 642 applicants for the Whangārei area.

“The majority of the new homes are now tenanted with whānau grateful to have a safe, stable, healthy place to call home,” says Mr Murray.

Jason Williamson, Construction Manager, Northland, at Precision Construction says their Northland-based team worked hard to deliver the new homes at pace.

“We are really proud of these homes that are the result of significant efforts by Precision Construction’s Whangārei-based team, local tradies and subcontractors on the ground.

“A truly collaborative partnership with Kāinga Ora and the Whangārei District Council allowed us to use innovative construction methods, resulting in faster onsite construction and high-quality homes that are structurally stronger, better insulated, weathertight and sustainable,” says Mr Williamson.

Prior to whānau moving in, around 300 community members took the opportunity to walk through the homes, at a series of community open days hosted by Kāinga Ora earlier this month.

Some of the new homes in Whangārei