{"id":20984,"date":"2025-09-14T00:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/20984\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T00:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:34:07","slug":"on-the-up-whangarei-papakainga-project-leads-way-under-new-council-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/20984\/","title":{"rendered":"On The Up: Whang\u0101rei papak\u0101inga project leads way under new council policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe wh\u0101nau discussed the configuration and design of their whare with us to ensure kaumatua and kuia would have the independence and privacy of their own homes<\/a>, but remain in close living to their wh\u0101nau network within the papak\u0101inga<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"AA diagram shows the layout of the Ngararatuna development, which has been designed to accommodate multigenerational wh\u0101nau. Graphic \/ Supplied\"AnAn artist’s impression of the development that will feature 11 whare. Graphic \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

\u201cI admire the vision of the wh\u0101nau to lead the site layout and whare design, ensuring architects, engineers and planners got it right for their wh\u0101nau vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

TPTT chairman Pita Tipene<\/a> said the project and securing of the first consent under the council\u2019s new housing policy<\/a> was \u201ca significant milestone\u201d for TPPT and the trust.<\/p>\n

The approach, part of the Operative Whang\u0101rei District Plan, stems from a two-phase initiative launched in 2009. That was when Whang\u0101rei District Council began working with Te Puni K\u014dkiri<\/a>, Housing New Zealand, and the M\u0101ori Land Court<\/a> to address the challenges M\u0101ori face in developing their whenua. <\/p>\n

It aimed to embed supportive planning rules, streamline implementation and build capacity within M\u0101ori communities. <\/p>\n

Under the plan changes, papak\u0101inga development is a permitted activity on M\u0101ori freehold land, provided certain standards are met. <\/p>\n

The Whang\u0101rei District Council also introduced a Papak\u0101inga Development Plan process or \u201ctoolkit\u201d to simplify applications, supported by free pre-application advice from some of the stakeholder agencies. <\/p>\n

To further reduce barriers, the council is facilitating a Papak\u0101inga Fund offering up to $40,000 per project to cover regulatory costs. <\/p>\n

The grants are part of a $300,000 contestable pool supported by the Department of Internal Affairs\u2019 Better Off<\/a> funding package. Applicant projects must have a completion date no later than June 30, 2027. <\/p>\n

Tipene said papak\u0101inga aspirations should not have been as time-consuming and costly as they were previously. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe must reduce barriers and support wh\u0101nau to reach their housing and living aspirations. I encourage those standing for local government roles to take heed of wh\u0101nau papak\u0101inga aspirations across our rohe.\u201d <\/p>\n

As of last month, TPPT had opened at least six papak\u0101inga developments and would be gearing up for a busy summer earthworks season, with more than 10 other papak\u0101inga developments in the pipeline. <\/p>\n

Sarah Curtis is a news reporter for the Northern Advocate, focusing on a wide range of issues. She has nearly 20 years\u2019 experience in journalism, most of which she spent court reporting in Gisborne and on the East Coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe wh\u0101nau discussed the configuration and design of their whare with us to ensure kaumatua and kuia would…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1558,13912,5205,170,109,22055,117,111,43,139,69,90,22056,22054,7254,3263,223,8238,810,14047,1869],"class_list":["post-20984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-been","tag-broken","tag-council","tag-development","tag-ground","tag-leads","tag-new","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-on","tag-outskirts","tag-papakinga","tag-policy","tag-project","tag-the","tag-under","tag-up","tag-way","tag-whangrei"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}