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Purpose
1. The purpose of this paper is to seek approval to make an offer to the Right of First Refusal Holder (RFR) Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust (PNBST)
on 134 Dixon Street. The proposed offer price and terms and conditions have been arrived at following approximately one month of early negotiations
with PNBST.
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2. It is recommended that the Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities Board:
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Approve the sale of 134 Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wel ington to the RFR holder Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust for $1.04m with two months’
due diligence and one month for settlement.
b) Note that this sale will incur a write off of $5,492,948 comprising $1.6m of WIP, and a loss on sale (as book value exceeds market value).
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Background / Context
3. In February 2025 the Kainga Ora Board approved the sale of 134 Dixon Street ‘as is’ in accordance with the fol owing process:
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i. The property must first be offered to Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust (Trust), which holds a Right of First Refusal (RFR) over the
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ii. If an agreement cannot be reached with the Trust (see minimum acceptable sale price below), the property wil be offered for sale on the
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iii. If an agreement is reached with a purchaser on the open market, and that agreement is more favourable than the offer made to the Trust,
under the terms of the RFR the Trust must be given the opportunity to purchase the property on the same terms (i.e. $ and conditions).
iv. If the Trust does not wish to purchase the property on market terms, the sale may proceed with the market purchaser.
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10. The Board should note that Ian Cassel s is one of a limited list of developers in the Wel ington market that we expect have the skills and financial ability
to remediate or redevelop a site like this. This means we can have confidence in the approach by PNBST but also this means that the pool of available
buyers in a market sale is reduced.
Proposal
11. It is recommended to proceed with a formal offer to the RFR holder at $1.04m incl GST (if any). Following this a sale and purchase agreement can be
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entered into which wil enable the due diligence to proceed.
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Operating Principles
12. This proposal aligns with the Operating Principles of Kāinga Ora.
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13. Once the sale price is made public, Kāinga Ora may be criticised for accepting a price below market value. To mitigate this risk we will develop a
communication plan that emphasises the benefits of achieving a quick sale to one of the Crown’s Treaty partners, against the real risk of taking the
building to market where demand is uncertain.
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Consultation and Engagement
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14. The Minister of Housing has requested to be informed of any sale on Dixon St. If the Board approves this paper then the Minister wil be notified of the
formal offer to the RFR holder.
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Legal Implications
15. There are no legal implications for this paper.
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Financial Implications
16. If the offer is approved then a write down would be required, the current book value is $6,532,948 comprised of $4,909,710 (net book value) +
$1,623,238 (WIP) meaning a write down of $5,492,948.
Communications
17. As noted above, a communication plan that emphasises the benefits of achieving a quick sale to one of the Cro
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risk of taking the building to market where demand is uncertain wil be drafted.
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Māori Outcomes Obligations
18. Compliance with Kāinga Ora Māori Outcomes Obligations will be achieved with the sale of this property to the RFR holder.
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19. If the offer is approved a formal offer to the RFR holder will be made at $1.04m incl GST (if any) and a sale and purchase agreement entered into which
will enable the due diligence to proceed.
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