Affordable Housing Update – Eke Panuku (July 2021)
Eke Panuku facilitates opportunities to increase the supply of new, sustainable homes across the housing
continuum on surplus council land in our priority development locations. Eke Panuku does not build houses
directly, but rather facilitates developments that achieve a good balance of strategic and commercial
outcomes working closely with our development partners.
Eke Panuku facilitates warm, dry, sustainable homes through its requirements for Homestar 6 certification.
Eke Panuku is exploring opportunities to pilot accessible design within our partner’s housing projects using
the Homestar inclusive design credit. This work focuses on promoting opportunities to design homes that
are visitable and adaptable.
Activity
Status and #
of actions
Description and update
Community focused housing (a new intermediate
housing product), building on the Community
Focused Housing research and case study
commissioned by Eke Panuku.
Update:
• The Eke Panuku/Urban Advisory
research & case study has been
completed and is publicly available on
request.
• The study thoroughly examined the
different models. It highlighted various
development risks, legal and
implementation issues that meant it was
Investigate community focused
not considered feasible to progress at
housing
this point.
• The key issue is that neither council nor
Eke Panuku have the mandate to
underwrite significant development risk
(c.$25m). A smaller scale pilot is likely to
be more practical.
• Eke Panuku remain fully supportive of
new and alternative housing models and
working with others to overcome some
of the barriers the case study identified.
Eke Panuku continues to be open to
engagement with council, Kāinga Ora and
other stakeholders on a range of
affordable housing models.
Panuku’s Letter of Expectation/SOI
Include more direction in Panuku’s Letter of
Expectation/SOI on achieving a suitable mix of
housing including affordable housing
Update:
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• This action has been superseded by the
Independent CCO Review (2020) and
associated council & CCO work
programme. Suggest remove for next
year’s reporting process.
• Council did not issue an LoE this year
due to the LTP process. Balancing
commercial and strategic outcomes and
the role of Eke Panuku in affordable
housing wil be picked up in the
implementation of the CCO Review –
strategic gaps workstream.
Deliver more developments on surplus council
land in partnership with affordable housing
providers, Community Housing Providers, mana
whenua, mataawaka trusts or organisations,
government and private developers.
Update:
A pipeline across transform, unlock, support and
regional programmes of approximately 9000+
new homes over the next 10 years.
Partnerships Homestar 6 certification is required for all new
with
homes as part of our development agreement
affordable
with partners.
housing
providers
Eke Panuku is exploring opportunities to pilot
across Eke
accessible design within our partner’s housing
Panuku
projects to design homes that are visitable and
adaptable.
Partnerships on Surplus Land
priority
development
location
Update – recent partnerships on surplus council
programmes land that have progressed over 2020 and 2021:
• Manukau programme – Kōtuitui Place is Eke
Or use an
Panuku’s exemplar affordable housing
agreed SOI
project and is in implementation and
measure
construction phase, to deliver 298 new and
here
affordable homes close to the Manukau
town centre. A partnership with NZ Housing
Foundation (CHP) and Te Akitai Waiohua
(mana whenua iwi) with Avant group.
Further detail below.
• Avondale programme - 1817 Gt Nth
Avondale site sold to MHUD who are
working with Ockham to deliver 117 new
apartment homes. Includes Kiwibuild
component and construction is underway.
• Papatoetoe programme – 91 Cambridge
Terrace to NZ Housing Foundation –
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delivering 20 new homes with a community
housing provider (CHP)
• Papatoetoe programme – St George’s Lane –
delivering 60 new homes, a component wil
be affordable, a partner has been confirmed
for a mixed use residential and commercial
development.
• Haumaru programme – progressing long-
term lease of Greenslade Crescent in
Northcote with Kāinga Ora which will result
in 40 high quality affordable rental homes
for older people. Progressing with consent
for a site in Godley Road, Green bay for
Haumaru Housing to deliver 40 x 1 bedroom
homes for older people.
Innovative housing - community focused housing
As part of our urban regeneration role in 2019/2020 Panuku worked with The Urban Advisory to investigate
community focused housing models to find out more about what barriers exist e.g. legal, financial,
governance, and what would need to change to facilitate a community focused housing scheme to be
implemented in the NZ context.
What did we conclude at this time?
• The test case thoroughly examined the different models. It highlighted various development risks,
legal and implementation issues that meant it was not considered feasible to progress at this point.
• The key issue is that neither council nor Panuku have the mandate to underwrite significant
development risk (c.$25m). A smaller scale pilot is likely to be more practical.
• Panuku remain fully supportive of new and alternative housing models and working with others to
overcome some of the barriers the case study identified. Panuku continues to be open to
engagement with council, Kāinga Ora and other stakeholders on a range of affordable housing
models.
A copy of the research and case study is publicly available on request.
Sustainable & accessible design
Eke Panuku facilitates warm, dry, sustainable homes through its requirements for Homestar 6 certification
(Homestar 7 in Wynyard Quarter).
Eke Panuku is exploring opportunities to pilot accessible design within our partner’s housing projects using
the Homestar inclusive design credit. This work focuses on promoting opportunities to design homes that
are visitable and adaptable.
Urban regeneration – priority development location programme
A pipeline across transform, unlock, support and regional programmes of approximately 9000+ new homes
over the next 10 years.
Homestar 6 certification is required for all new homes as part of our development agreements with
partners.
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Update – recent partnerships on surplus council land
• Manukau programme – Kōtuitui Place is Eke Panuku’s exemplar affordable housing project and is in
implementation and construction phase, to deliver 298 new and affordable homes in close
proximity to the Manukau town centre.
• Avondale programme - 1817 Gt Nth Avondale site sold the MHUD who are working with Ockham to
deliver 117 new apartment homes. Includes Kiwibuild component and construction is underway.
• Papatoetoe programme – 91 Cambridge Terrace to NZ Housing Foundation – delivering 20 new
homes with a community housing provider (CHP)
• Papatoetoe programme – St George’s Lane – delivering 60 new homes, a component wil be
affordable, a partner has been confirmed for a mixed use residential and commercial development.
• Haumaru programme – progressing long-term lease of Greenslade Crescent in Northcote with
Kāinga Ora which will result in 40 high quality affordable rental homes for older people.
Progressing with consent for a site in Godley Road, Green bay for Haumaru Housing to deliver 40 x
1 bedroom homes for older people.
Kōtuitui Place (Barrowcliffe)
This is Eke Panuku’s largest comprehensive affordable, mixed tenure housing project and will deliver a total
of 298 new and affordable homes. The project is a collaboration amongst Eke Panuku, NZ Housing
Foundation and Te Akitai Waiohua (Te Akitai) with Avant group on a 5.1ha site adjacent to the Manukau
town centre and south-western motorway. The development offers a range of housing from one-bedroom
apartments to four-bedroom homes. The development contributes to wider regeneration plans for
Manukau.
Update (July 2021):
• 298 new homes planned, including communal living building (funding being sought currently)
• 145 families in occupation
• 23 terrace homes are under construction, 12 more to follow
• CORT apartment rentals (12 homes/units) completed
• 130 stil to be commenced of which the majority are apartments
• Barrowcliffe Bridge has been upgraded to improve access & connectivity with the town centre.
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