Welcome to the Kāinga Ora Community Newsletter
West Coast region, April 2024
Kia ora,
Welcome to the first edition of Kainga Ora's community newsletter for the West Coast region. This newsletter will provide updates about the new Kāinga Ora homes planned for this area. We're planning to send it out quarterly.
You are receiving this newsletter as you have previously shown an interest in Kāinga Ora developments. If you do not want to receive future updates, please hit the 'unsubscribe' button at the bottom of this email.
Our future newsletters will only include new updates to projects since the previous newsletter. Between newsletters, or for an overview of each project, you can keep up-to-date by visiting the interactive maps (Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika) on our website.
Read on to find out about:
What Kāinga Ora redevelopments are happening in your neighbourhood and key redevelopment updates
What's happening with the developments that Kāinga Ora plans to purchase in your neighbourhood?
- Community engagement
- Recently completed homes
What Kāinga Ora redevelopments are happening in your neighbourhood?
One way Kainga Ora is increasing their number of homes available is by redeveloping existing Kāinga Ora homes.
This is where we look to make better use of our existing land by replacing older houses on large sections with more modern, warm, and dry homes, that are better suited to the needs of our customers today. We work through a number of stages to determine if a site is suitable for redevelopment. Once consents are approved, we can give more accurate timeframes for when construction will begin, and be completed.
We are looking to redevelop these sites across Westport, Greymouth and Hokitika:
Westport / Kawatiri
- 11-13 Haselden Street
- 17 Palmerston Street
- 211-213 Palmerston Street
- 166 Romilly Street
- 19A Russel Street
Greymouth / Māwhera
- 8 Elizabeth Street
- 46-48 Firth Street
- 88-90 Hall Street
- 11-17 Masters Street
- 22-24 Masters Street
- 45-51 Ward Street
Hokitika
- 87-89 Jollie Street
- 132-136 Hoffman Street
- 114-116 Hoffman Street
Key redevelopment updates
October 2023 - April 2024
As this is our first newsletter, we have included project updates from October 2023, which is when we held our last community drop-in sessions on the West Coast. If a site isn’t included in these updates, there have been no changes during this period but you can check the interactive maps (Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika) on our website for the status of all projects.
Westport / Kawatiri
11-13 Haselden Street
- Resource consent lodged in November 2023.
- Building consent lodged in February 2024.
- The timeline for removal of existing properties will be clearer once we have the resource consent decision.
211-213 Palmerston Street
- Resource consent lodged in February 2024.
166 Romilly Street
- Building consent approved in October 2023.
- Resource consent approved in November 2023.
- Demolition completed in December 2024.
- Cornerstone Construction commenced construction in February 2024.
19A Russel Street
- Preferred design plan now available on our website.
Greymouth / Māwhera
46-48 Firth Street
- Resource consent lodged November 2023 and approved February 2024.
- Removal of existing homes completed December 2023.
- Building consent anticipated to be lodged May 2024.
- Naylor Love are expecting to commence construction mid-2024.
88-90 Hall Street
- Resource consent lodged in November 2023 and approved in January 2024.
- Building consent lodged in February 2024.
- Removal of existing homes completed in March 2024.
- South Peak Homes is due to commence construction April 2024.
22-24 Masters Street
- Confirmation of the stormwater pipe easement location now means that the initial design for this site can be progressed. We anticipate that resource consent will be lodged in April 2024.
Hokitika
87-89 Jollie Street
- Options to have the existing homes on the site relocated are currently being explored. We expect the homes could now be removed within the next three months.
114-116 Hoffman Street
- We support our customers to relocate to an alternative home ahead of proposed redevelopment. Timeframes for removal of the existing properties are dependent on this occurring.
132-136 Hoffman Street
- Building consent approved in October 2023.
- We support our customers to relocate to an alternative home ahead of proposed redevelopment. Timeframes for removal of the existing properties are dependent on this occurring.
What's happening with the developments that Kāinga Ora plans to purchase in your neighbourhood?
Another way Kāinga Ora helps meet the need for more public homes is by working with local developers.
The developer manages all aspects of the construction process and Kāinga Ora purchases the homes upon completion. If you have any questions about construction activity, please contact the developer, as they are responsible for the build process.
Westport
43 Romilly Street
Feng Ling Company is building two new single-storey two-bedroom homes. The site is nearing completion and Kāinga Ora is anticipating taking over ownership in May 2024.
165-167 Queen Street
Redwood Property Group is building 14 new single-storey two-bedroom homes. The site is nearing completion and Kāinga Ora is anticipating taking over ownership in April 2024.
Kāinga Ora held an open home event on 3 April 2024, for the public to look through the new homes. Neighbours in the area were informed by flyer.
Greymouth
14-16 Doyle Street
Westland Homes Limited is planning to build eight new accessible two-bedroom homes, which Kāinga Ora anticipates taking over ownership upon completion in late-2024. No construction activity has started, and the site is yet to be cleared.
55 High Street
Kumara Junction Developments Limited is planning to build four new two-bedroom homes, which Kāinga Ora anticipates taking over ownership upon completion in late-2024. No construction activity has started, and the site is yet to be cleared.
39 Shakespeare Street
Kumara Junction Developments Limited is planning to build five new two-bedroom homes, which Kāinga Ora anticipates taking over ownership upon completion in late-2024. No construction activity has started, and the site is yet to be cleared.
Hokitika
105 Fitzherbert Street and Hampden Street
Hammer Down Developments is planning to build two new two-bedroom homes, which Kāinga Ora anticipates taking over ownership upon completion in late-2024. The site is currently empty, but construction has yet to start.
221 Fitzherbert Street
KR Construction Limited is building nine two-bedroom homes, which Kāinga Ora anticipates taking over ownership upon completion in late-2024. The site is currently under construction.
Community engagement
Community drop-in sessions:
In late October/early November 2023, Kāinga Ora held community drop-in sessions in Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika. Thank you to everyone who came along and spoke to the team. Check out the FAQS, which cover the most commonly asked questions at the sessions.
We’re planning another drop-in session for each of the three regions later in the year. Keep an eye on our website, and future newsletters, for confirmed dates. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please call or email us. Our contact details are at the end of this newsletter.
Let us know what you think of this newsletter!
As this is our first newsletter, we’d welcome your feedback about what’s in here so we can ensure future newsletters include information that is relevant to you. You can get in touch with us at nmwc.engagement@kaingaora.govt.nz
Recently completed homes
Since January 2023, Kāinga Ora has built, or purchased, 21 new homes across the West Coast. Take a look at some of these sites below:
Westport
Rintoul Street
COMPLETED: 2 NEW HOMES
Two new two-bedroom homes were completed in December 2023. The homes were part of the Kāinga Ora and Department of Corrections partnership scheme where prisoners from Rolleston Prison gain new skills and confidence by building and restoring damaged state houses.
Webb Street
COMPLETED: 2 NEW HOMES
South Peak Homes built two new two-bedroom homes which Kāinga Ora took over ownership of in mid-2023. Customers have since moved in. These homes were built using offsite manufacturing.
Greymouth
Stirling Drive
COMPLETED: 1 NEW HOME
One double-storey four-bedroom home was completed in September 2023, and customers have since moved in.
High Street
COMPLETED: 12 NEW HOMES
Project High Street Limited built 12 new two-bedroom homes, which were completed in July 2023. Kāinga Ora has since taken over ownership, and customers have moved in.
Questions?
If you have any questions or would like to discuss anything further, please contact our local Community Engagement and Partnerships Team:
Call: 0800 801 601 (ask to be transferred to NMWC Engagement Team)
Email: nmwc.engagement@kaingaora.govt.nz
Alternatively, you can fill in our enquiries and feedback form.
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