Development project aims to address the region’s chronic housing crisis
A local partnership in Lower Hutt has unveiled a new community housing development in a bid to address the region’s chronic housing crisis.
The Hutt City Council, community housing provider Kahungunu Whānau Services, non-profit Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa, and council-controlled organisation Urban Plus Limited (UPL) have teamed up to launch the Takai Here Tāngata housing development in Taita Lower Hutt.
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“With 19 homes being built over the next 10 months, Takai Here Tāngata is a great example of how collaboration can deliver positive community outcomes,” said Campbell Barry, mayor of Lower Hutt. “People in our city are experiencing homelessness, overcrowding, and damp homes - and it’s projects like these that make a real difference to people’s lives. I’m excited by what our partnership will continue to do together to ensure we’re helping those who need it most.”
Kura Moeahu, chair of Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa, said the launch was “significant and represents our hopes for the future where all our people will have a safe and healthy place to live and thrive.”
“Very soon these homes will be completed and whānau will have a place to call home,” said Moeahu. “That will be another proud day for Te Āti Awa and all involved in making this happen.”
Meanwhile, Pamela Bell, director of UPL, said that the development “reflects UPL’s new strategic direction to enable more housing outcomes for those most in need.”
“In delivering these beautiful new homes, UPL is also committed to upholding our environmental obligations and building all homes to the Homestar-6 environmental standard,” said Bell.
