H o w i c k & Pa k u r a n g a Profiles, travel, fashion, health and beauty, food, interiors and more VOL 53, NO 14 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2024
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DEVELOPERS INK SHUT DOWN ERA KAINGA ORA ENDS RUMOURS By CHRIS HARROWELL
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isinformation is spreading on social media about Kainga Ora’s supposed involvement in an east Auckland housing development. Members of local community Facebook pages have commented on posts discussing the development at a property on Chapel Road, Northpark, near the roundabout with Whitford Road and Orangewood Drive. On one recent post a person commented “there are 28 homes being built of which half will be Kainga Ora homes. In reality they all will be KO homes”. Numerous other posts have drawn similar comments. However, the public housing agency told the Times: “Confirming Kainga Ora does not have any involvement in this development.” A planning document submitted to Auckland Council states the approximately 3470-square metre site will contain almost 30 new dwellings. They’ll be a mix of two
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and three storeys, “being mostly attached and will [be] arranged in separate blocks around the boundaries of the site”. “The dwellings will comply with the relevant setback standards and will vary in height, representing different designs with an external treatment that establishes a common visual character across the site.” The majority of social media comments by locals in recent weeks are against the development, ask whether there’s sufficient space and car parking for the number of dwellings, and refer to “safety and social issues”. A WhatsApp group has been formed for people to discuss the issue and an online petition launched on March 20 in opposition to it had been signed by 1324 people less than a week later. The petition asks people to express their strong objection to the building consent “granted without notification for the construction of 28 units” at the site.
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