Work is set to begin on the Kāinga Ora complex off Mill Road and Gladstone Road after the site was blessed this week.
Morehu Pewhairanga (left) conducted the blessing.
Also present were Theo Akroyd (second left) senior stakeholder relationship manager with Kāinga Ora and Naomi Whitewood (second right), Kāinga Oraregional director, Mayor Rehette Stoltz, and Te Hapara School principal LInda Savage, with students, from left, Harlem Tangaere, Kiwi Downs, Tyshon Rangiwai, Trinity Singh and Samuel Barbarich.
Representatives from government agencies and Gisborne Construction were also present.
The complex will consist of 21 homes, a mix of two, three and four-bedroom houses and one six-bedroom house. The builders’ first task will be to put up an acoustic wall to minimise noise and to remove contaminated soil. The complex is expected to be completed by mid-2024.
