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  • Location:

    Castor Crescent, Cannons Creek, Porirua, Wellington
  • Land area:

    9,543 sqm
  • Type:

    Apartments and Homes
  • Total new homes:

    53
  • Rooms:

    one-bedroom apartments to five-bedroom standalone homes
  • Status:

    Completed March 2021

Awards

Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Wellington Awards - winner multi-unit housing Tennent Brown Architects(external link)

Community engagement

2020

December - Today we held a blessing for 29 new Kāinga Ora homes in Castor Crescent. You can take a virtual tour(external link) around our latest warm, dry and energy efficient home.

July - The first 10 homes, 2 five-bedroom and 8 two-bedroom, have been completed and ready for tenants to move in.

A blessing was held for the 10 new homes on Castor Crescent with Ngati Toa, Porirua City Council, Kāinga Ora and the eastern Porirua community. Read the story New state homes delivered in eastern Porirua

An open home and BBQ at Castor Crescent was a chance for the neighbours and the community to come and have a look around the new homes.

2019
February
- Factsheet [PDF, 989 KB] was distributed.

2018

August - resource consent granted by Porirua City Council.

March - 20 people attended the drop in session including the Mayor, Councillors, the Anglican Church, and the Salvation Army. The over all response was positive.

Resource consent has now been lodged. We will provide updates as we progress with our plans.

We updated the Mayor, local MP, Iwi, other stakeholders and the community about our proposed plans to develop our vacant site in Castor Crescent.

We delivered 450 factsheets [PDF, 2.7 MB] to surrounding community providing information about our plans. This factsheet also included an invite to a drop in session.

For more information

See more of what is planned for the Wellington region or if you have any questions contact:.

Upper Hutt, Wairarapa, Johnsonville, Ngaio, Wellington central and Eastern suburbs

  • Contact Caroline Speight, Stakeholder Relationship Manager, by email or freephone 0800 801 601 and ask to be transferred.

Lower Hutt including Stokes Valley and Wainuiomata

  • Contact Jo Burleigh, Senior Stakeholder Relationship Manager, by email or freephone 0800 801 601 and ask to be transferred.

Kapiti Coast, Porirua, Mount Cook, Newtown, Rolleston and Berhampore

  • Contact Josh Clark, Senior Stakeholder Relationship Manager, by email or freephone 0800 801 601 and ask to be transferred.

Page updated: 16 March 2021