KiwiBuild officially under way

The Housing New Zealand-led McLennan Development project in the Auckland suburb of Papakura will be home to the first KiwiBuild houses

The Government officially launched its KiwiBuild programme in April, with plans to build 100,000 homes over the next ten years.

A total of 30 two, three and fourbedroom KiwiBuild homes are to be built at the 24-hectare McLennan Development site in Papakura, which is owned by Housing New Zealand (HNZ), with 18 expected to be completed in August. The remainder are expected to be finished by the end of the year.

Mr Twyford said that Penny Homes was selected to build the first lot of KiwiBuild homes on the site following an online tender process.

“Housing New Zealand placed a Request for Proposal (RFP) on the TenderLink website, where a selection of panel members were invited to respond. Being a panel member pre-qualifies a company to submit a response on individual Housing New Zealand redevelopment projects,” he said.

“There are no obligations, as such, until an individual project is awarded to a panellist. The HNZ Redevelopment Panel (Auckland) is an open panel and firms can apply to become a panellist at any time.”

Housing New Zealand is currently in the final phase of contract negotiation for the remainder of the KiwiBuild homes at McLennan. For more information about becoming a panellist, visit www.tenderlink.com/hnzc/.

The homes have an expected price tag of $499,000 for a two-bedroom, $579,000 for a three-bedroom and $649,000 for a four-bedroom. They will be sold through a ballot, which is open to first homebuyers and is expected to be launched later this year.