Christchurch
To help meet the urgent need for more housing in Christchurch, Kāinga Ora is looking at how we could redevelop sites at:
Kāinga Ora has recently purchased land at 66a Quaifes Road, Halswell through the Kāinga Ora land programme. We are in the early stages of exploring how this site could be developed to provide a range of housing options to improve affordability in the area.
For more information
- Fact sheet [PDF, 1.8 MB] - June 2023
- Boosting the supply of affordable housing in Christchurch - media story - 16 June 2023
- Our land programme
Kāinga Ora has purchased the 7,864 sqm site at 308-314 Blenheim Road and 66 Arthur Street in Christchurch and will redevelop it for public housing.
Amber Kiwi Holiday Park previously operated from the site, which has entrances off Blenheim Road and Arthur Street.
We expect to begin redeveloping the site in 2024 to provide a community of warm and dry homes for people in need.
We are in the early stages of planning so we don’t yet know how many public homes will be built on the site. We will keep neighbours and the local community informed as we have plans to share.
If you have any questions, contact Zoe Puke, Senior Stakeholder Relationship Manager, on 0800 801 601 (please ask to be transferred).
Resources
- Letter to neighbours [PDF, 386 KB] - August 2023
To help meet the urgent need for housing, Kāinga Ora is looking at how we could redevelop our sites at:
- 10-12 Princess Place and 207, 209 Williams Street
- 6 Princess Place and 203 Williams Street
Community engagement and resouces
- Letter to neighbours [PDF, 663 KB] - August 2023
To help meet the urgent need for housing, Kāinga Ora is looking at how we could redevelop our sites at:
- 32-36 Fenchurch Street
Community engagement and resouces
- Letter to neighbours [PDF, 145 KB] - August 2023
This information has been moved to Domain Terrace development.
To help meet the urgent need for housing, Kāinga Ora is looking at how we could redevelop our site at 15-17 & 21 Main South Road in Sockburn (the former Workotel site). Plan have been drawn up for:
- Land size 17,090m2
- Total new homes: 110
- Rooms: 23 one-bedroom, 12 one-bedroom with room for a carer, 60 two-bedroom, 12 three-bedroom and 3 four-bedroom family homes.
- Mix of 3, 4 and 5-level apartments, townhouses, terraced housing, duplexed housing and standalone houses.
- Plans include a new tree-lined public street that will act as the ‘spine’ of the Main South Road community and connect through to Ballantyne Avenue.
- The new street will also provide access to a communal outdoor space for residents and the wider community to enjoy.
- The development will feature a range of community and residential facilities, including a community room located in the ground floor of the central apartment building, overlooking the outdoor open spaces.
- Status: Resource Consent yet to be lodged
- Expected Completion: still to be confirmed
- See the fly-over video for a detailed view of the development(external link)
Render of the new development
Community engagement
We are progressing with our plans for the site and want to keep the community informed throughout this project.
Kāinga Ora has delivered a series of letters to neighbouring residents and businesses around the redevelopment site, plus emails to other stakeholders. We also held two information sessions at St Peters Church Parish Hall on 31 August and 7 September. These sessions were an opportunity for people to ask questions ahead of Resource Consent being lodged with the Christchurch City Council.
Resources
- Letter to update neighbours [PDF, 148 KB] - March 2023
- Fly-over video of the proposed development(external link)
- Render of the development [JPG, 282 KB]
- Render of the development [JPG, 231 KB]
- Render of the development [JPG, 157 KB]
- Letter to neighbours [PDF, 361 KB] - August 2022
- Letter to neighbours [PDF, 295 KB] - November 2021
Contact us
If you have any questions or would like to know more about what is planned for your area please contact Zoe Wood – Senior Stakeholder Relationship Manager:
- Phone: 0800 801 601 (please ask to be transferred)
- Email: 17mainsouthroad@kaingaora.govt.nz
Page updated: 6 June 2023