June 05, 2018
Affordability to fore in Manukau house plan
Happy families in warm, dry homes should be in the offering with a new special housing development in Manukau.
Kotuitui Place is a partnership between Auckland Council property arm Panuku, post-settlement iwi Te Akitai Waiohua, the New Zealand Housing Foundation, Te Tumu Kainga and CORT Community Housing.
Manurewa Local Board chair Angela Dalton says a similar partnership at Waimahia has been a great success.
She says with at least half the 300 homes being sold under an affordable housing scheme including rent-to-buy and shared equity purchase models, it offers a real hope for many low income whanau.
"Tighten those belts and prove that you can do this and our families can do this and I think the incentive of knowing one day that the home you are renting is going to be your own is a big incentive, " Ms Dalton says.
The local board can contribute by making sure the right services are in place in central Manukau to make Kotuitui a great place to live.
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