UDINZ along with, supporting organisations Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga|Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and Ockham, are proposing to run a site tour early on the afternoon Thursday 9 October as an adjunct to the Whakatipu Taone: Growing Cities with Mana Whenua gala event, of the former Carrington Site. Like the main Gala this tour celebrates Urban Development outcomes empowered by Iwi partnerships

This project, a collaboration between the government, Marutūāhu, Ngāti Whātua, and Waiohua-Tāmaki rōpū, and their project partners will transform a 39.7-hectare area into a thriving community with at least 4,000 new homes. 

The development, also known as Te Kukūnga Waka, aims to create a vibrant and livable neighborhood with a mix of medium- to high-density housing, including market, affordable, build-to-rent, and social housing options. The project will also feature extensive native plantings, high-quality open spaces, and upgraded public transport infrastructure .

Three Tāmaki Makaurau rōpū are working together to deliver the project, which is enabled by collective Treaty redress arrangements. This collaboration ensures that Māori values, perspectives, and interests are integrated into the development process. In terms of progress, enabling works, including road realignments and upgrades, are well underway. Housing delivery has commenced but the entire project anticipated to take around 10-15 years to complete. 

Join us initially at SOHO where we will hear from our supporting organisations Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga | Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and Ockham and then travel to the site to visit the recently completed Toi and view the wider site from the top of the first building to be completed – “Toi” by Marutūāhu/Ockham.

End the tour with Q&A and refreshments at the Residence Lounge.

Tour Guides: 

• Fiona Coughlan, Manager, Development Tools at Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga | Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
• David Hermans, Chief Advisor at Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga | Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
• William Diehl, CEO at Ockham.

Meeting point:

Meet at SOHO Hotel for a pre-site tour presentation where a bus will then transfer us to and from the site.

Note: This site tour includes bus transfer to and from SOHO Hotel.