"Gisborne has suffered from housing underdevelopment and a lack of supply, coupled with damage from severe weather events," Minister Tama Potaka says.

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Government-iwi partnership to see 48 affordable rental homes built in Gisborne

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The grant funding for the Kaiti development is approximately $16.6 million. The homes are scheduled for completion by August 2026. All 48 homes will be affordable rentals where rent is capped at 80 percent of the market rent in a particular location.

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Gisborne Gains Affordable Rental Whare

Mahi has begun that will see dozens of affordable rental homes developed in Gisborne - a sign the Government’s partnership with Iwi is enabling more homes where they’re needed most, Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka says.
Mr Potaka attended a sod-turning ceremony to mark the start of earthworks for 48 new homes, ranging from one to four bedrooms, at the Te Mano o Hamo development in the Gisborne suburb of Kaiti today.
This development was m…

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Gisborne gains affordable rental whare

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air A vacant block of land in Kaiti, once the site of community gatherings and whānau events, is being transformed into a beacon of hope for Gisborne’s housing crisis. Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka attended an early-morning ground-breaking ceremony held by Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou (TRONPnui) at 28 Tyndall Rd on Thursday where 48 homes will be built next to the runanganui’s iwi headquart…

Government-iwi partnership to see 48 affordable rental homes built in Gisborne

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