A new home for a new year

Local iwi this week blessed the new three-storey development in Waimea Road in Nelson South, which was built by local developer JV Properties Limited. Neighbours and other local stakeholders also had the chance to look through the homes before customers move in.

Julia Campbell, Regional Director Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast, says people from the social housing register who have been waiting for a one-bedroom home will begin moving into the new development from early February. Some of the people moving in will now have a permanent place to call home after living in transitional housing for some time.

This, and other trees, that were already on the property were retained as part of the new development.

“Most of the people who are on the social housing register and in need of a place to live in Nelson are waiting for a one-bedroom home, so the completion of this development is a significant milestone,” Ms Campbell says.

“Our specialist placement team has thought very carefully about who will live in these homes. During pre-housing conversations, we have spoken to prospective customers about their connections to the community and any support they may need to live well in their new home in the future.

“Our team will continue to support everyone who will be living there to settle in well over the coming weeks and months. Local transitional housing providers will also continue to work with the people who are moving in from transitional housing,” she says.

Construction of the new development began in October 2023. Kāinga Ora has an agreement with JV Properties Limited to purchase the homes upon completion. It expects to settle on the purchase of the homes this week.

There are currently another 36 Kāinga Ora homes under construction in Nelson Tasman, including six homes in Oxford Street in Richmond and 26 new homes in Neale Avenue in Stoke, all of which Kāinga Ora has agreed to purchase from developers when they are completed. Four homes are also under redevelopment in Boundary Road in Nelson.

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The new Waimea Road homes and a communal outdoor area