Kāinga Tuatahi
Kāinga Tuatahi, was an innovative residential development completed in 2016, designed, developed and financed by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei for whānau from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. The 30-home development comprising of 18 4-bedroom, nine 3-bedroom and three 2-bedroom homes was designed to sit comfortably on the whenua, reflect the landscape of Tāmaki Makaurau and the culture of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
"In 1951, this generation of kaumatua were very young when their parents and grandparents were evicted from our village at Okahu Bay.
Since that time we’ve been in a housing crisis, so to be able to add another 10 houses to another 175 that we have in our village, another 10 houses for our special elders, is really satisfying but also emotional."
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View of Kāinga Tuatahi from the street. Image from https://www.ngatiwhatuaorakeiwhairawa.com/land-property/k%C4%81inga-tuatahi/
View of Kāinga Tuatahi. Image from https://www.ngatiwhatuaorakeiwhairawa.com/land-property/k%C4%81inga-tuatahi/
Children playing at Kāinga Tuatahi. Image from https://www.ngatiwhatuaorakeiwhairawa.com/land-property/k%C4%81inga-tuatahi/
Aerial view of Kāinga Tuatahi. Image from https://www.ngatiwhatuaorakeiwhairawa.com/land-property/k%C4%81inga-tuatahi/