Hawke's Bay region
To deliver more warm and dry homes in areas of high demand, Kāinga Ora is replacing older state houses with a greater number of new and modern homes, and partnering with developers and others to build on new land.
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Housing opportunities
To meet the high demand for housing in Napier, Kainga Ora is proposing to build new homes at the following addresses:
- 3-5 Lowry Terrace
- 47 Bedford Road and 14 Lowry Terrace
Resources
Overview
To meet the growing demand for warm, dry homes in Napier, Kāinga Ora plans to build or facilitate over 200 new houses in Maraenui.
Maraenui, along with Marewa, and Onekawa, have the highest concentrations of state housing in Napier. Kāinga Ora own 34% of Maraenui’s housing stock. Most are three-bedroom homes that are more than 50 years old. There is strong demand for housing in Maraenui, especially for smaller homes, and limited supply.
Between 2011 and 2015 approximately 96 state houses in Maraenui were removed because they were considered earthquake prone. Our plans centre on rebuilding on this vacant land as well as renewing other state housing in the area.
In 2018 the Napier City Council launched the ‘Activate Maraenui’ Programme to investigate potential upgrades to infrastructure, shopping centre, community/green space, and provision of new housing.
What is planned
Over 200 state, market and affordable homes will be built across seven sites in Maraenui.
Map of potential development sites
Bledisloe Road
New state homes will be built in Bledisloe Street on vacant land around the Maraenui shops. Architects and designers are working on these developments now.
- Site 3: Approx. 19 Homes in Bledisloe Road
Indicative timeline:
- Consultation - 2022
- Construction starts - from late 2022
- Completed - from mid 2024
Lister Place, Lister Crescent and Geddis Avenue
State, market and affordable housing
- Site 5: Approx. 54 homes in Lister Place, Lister Cres and Geddis Ave
- Site 6: Approx. 37 homes in Lister Crescent
Indicative timeline:
- Construction starts - 2023
- Completed - 2025
Bestall Street, Percy Spiller, Fitzgerald and Masefield Avenue
State, market and affordable housing. Initial investigation of Kāinga Ora land indicates:
- Site 7: 74 homes could be built on this site in stages
Indicative timeline:
- Construction starts - 2024
- Completed - 2025-2026
Resources
- Factsheet - October 2023 [PDF, 408 KB]
- Factsheet - May 2022 [PDF, 399 KB]
- Development information boards [PDF, 3.8 MB]
Frequently asked questions
Here is some of our frequently asked questions [PDF, 502 KB].
To meet the high demand for housing in Napier, Kainga Ora is proposing to build new homes at the following addresses:
- 28 - 34 Hitchings Avenue (10 homes)
- 27 - 35 Constable Crescent (13 homes)
- 18-20 Venables Ave, 4-6 Cornford Pl and 40 Cottrell Cres (13 homes)
Resources
- Factsheet - October 2023 [PDF, 464 KB]
- New housing coming soon factsheet [PDF, 398 KB] - September 2022
- Cottrell Crescent information boards [PDF, 656 KB]
- Community drop-in session invite [PDF, 1.9 MB] - September 2022
- Proposed development information boards [PDF, 14 MB]
To meet the high demand for housing in Napier, Kainga Ora is proposing to build new homes at the following addresses:
- 11 and 12 Neeve Place and 9A White Street
A community drop-in session was held Wednesday 29 March, 3.30 - 6.30pm, Taradale Senior Citizens Assoc Hall, 10 White St, Taradale.
Resources
- Drop-in session invite [PDF, 535 KB] - March 2023
- New housing coming soon factsheet [PDF, 910 KB] - March 2023
- Letter to neighbours [PDF, 54 KB] - demolition of Pattison Road apartment block - June 2023
Page updated: 4 December 2023