Housing / Inequality

Blockhouse Bay residents want land kept aside for elderly

08:42 am on 29 March 2023

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Residents in the Auckland suburb of Blockhouse Bay say a new Kainga Ora complex is taking away land that was promised to pensioners.

The land was donated by a former resident of the area on the condition was used for housing for older people.

But 33 elderly residents have been re-homed because of a new social housing development and the community says Kainga Ora's lack of communication is a kick on the guts.

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