Council proposes partnership on new social housing site

Site 2 of the former Arlington Apartments in Mount Cook was re-named Te Māra at a dawn blessing on Monday. The units are a mix of one, two, three and four bedrooms, and include a community room on the site. Te Māra offers 160 bedrooms and the potential to house up to...

More public houses open for Auckland families

The new developments are in Otahuhu, Mangere and West Auckland, and provide a mix of newly built one, two and three bedroom homes. “Demand for public housing continues to rise, particularly in Auckland, where about 42% of people on the social housing register reside,”...

New Wellington social housing site completed

The units – ranging between one and four bedrooms – occupy part of the former Arlington Apartments site in Mount Cook, the Council’s largest social housing site. Mayor Justin Lester joined representatives of local iwi, Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika, in a...