Six of the eight homes are considered accessible for those with disabilities or the elderly and have been built by Kāinga Ora’s build partner, Penny Homes.
Toy said the homes made better use of existing land, as Kāinga Ora had replaced three older houses on large sections with single-storey and double-storey homes that were easy to maintain.
“We continue to work with urgency to plan and deliver more houses in Rotorua for those most in need of a warm, dry and suitable place to call home.”
New homes built by Kāinga Ora are given to people on the housing registrar who are most in need.
Kāinga Ora previously said it matched the homes with people depending on their circumstances and consideration is given to where the people work, their whānau, education and other factors.
The other new Kāinga Ora homes in the Pukehangi area will be on Quartz Ave (formerly Collie Dr), where 42 new homes were being built, and Gem St, where 10 new homes are being built, and all will be finished by the end of next year.