Meet the team behind Hobsonville Point

The project is being run by Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities. We’re leading the largest urban regeneration programme in New Zealand’s history. We use our country’s precious land well, deliver quality homes quickly and build communities with a sense of belonging.

Background

In 2019 Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities was established to bring together the people, capabilities and resources of Housing New Zealand, KiwiBuild and HLC - a company that was founded in 2006 to develop the former Hobsonville airbase into a new township, Hobsonville Point. Kāinga Ora’s Urban Development team is leading a multi-billion dollar urban regeneration programme that will transform suburbs and communities across the country. Our vision is to increase the supply and choice of new, high-quality housing, and to support and strengthen communities as they grow. We achieve this by partnering with industry, the local community, and agencies such as Auckland Council, Auckland Transport and the Ministry of Education.

Philosophy

Getting houses built quickly and well is not enough on its own. Whether we are masterplanning a new community from scratch, as at Hobsonville Point, or building upon an existing community, as at Mangere, Roskill or Northcote, our goal is to create great places to live. That means adding to the urban environment in a way that is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable for the people who will make those communities their home – both today and for future generations.

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Our projects

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Our Expertise

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  • Phase 01 Urban Design

    Urban Design

    Over the last decade Kāinga Ora’s Urban Development team has acquired expertise as a lead developer. The team is skilled in masterplanning and investing in infrastructure and community amenity alongside the building of new homes. We’ve learned a lot about building a wider range of homes, and increasing the urban density of a community while ensuring it’s a great place to live and work.
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  • Phase 02 Partnerships

    Partnerships

    Beginning with Hobsonville Point, New Zealand’s fastest moving residential development project, our Urban Development team built a development model that allows it to work with key stakeholders including planners, urban designers, iwi, community stakeholders, and developer and builder partners to deliver high quality homes and neighbourhoods at the scale and pace needed to meet New Zealand’s housing needs.
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  • Phase 03 Build

    Build

    We work with our developer and builder partners to create innovative approaches to planning, design and construction that will allow us to increase the quality and speed of delivery of new homes and maintain affordability. Examples include the use of prefabrication, modular design and design controls.
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  • Phase 04 Community

    Community

    Putting the community at the centre of urban development is essential for the success of our projects. Every development begins with a carefully planned programme of work to seek community input, which guides the design process and lays the foundation for each project. Our Urban Development team do this through a range of initiatives such as community reference groups, design labs, and public information days at purpose-built information centres.
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  • Phase 05 Sustainability

    Sustainability

    The Hobsonville Point project has become a benchmark for sustainable urban development in Auckland. It demonstrates that high quality urban design and affordable housing can be compatible with a commercially-driven approach to land and property development. Kāinga Ora is maintaining the same commitment to social, economic and environmental sustainability in its new development projects.
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