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Kāinga Ora’s Wellington Arlington development to be scaled back after $50m spent, Bishop reveals
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Once touted as New Zealand’s largest social housing development, Wellington’s stalled Arlington project is set to be scaled back after the Government concluded the promised 300-home plan is no longer economically viable.
More neutral wording: The Arlington project in Wellington, initially presented as New Zealand’s largest social housing development, will be scaled back following a decision by the Government that the 300-home plan is no longer economically viable.
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It comes after the Herald learned a ministerial announcement scheduled for April was called off, with more than $50 million already spent despite almost no construction taking place.
More neutral wording: The decision follows a ministerial announcement scheduled for April that was cancelled, according to The Herald.
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When first announced in 2022, then-Housing Minister Megan Woods said the $296m development would provide 300 homes for an estimated 900 people in the heart of Wellington.
More neutral wording: In 2022, then-Housing Minister Megan Woods stated that the $296 million development would provide 300 homes for an estimated 900 people in Wellington.
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The Mt Cook land, owned by council, previously boasted a 1970s-era high-rise apartment building and other public housing units, before demolitions took place in 2020 to make way for the new development.
More neutral wording: The Mt Cook land, owned by the council, previously housed a 1970s-era high-rise apartment building and other public housing units.
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Kāinga Ora said in 2024 it expected work to restart once plans had been finalised and resource consent requirements met.
More neutral wording: Kāinga Ora stated in 2024 that work was expected to restart once plans were finalized and resource consent requirements were met.
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2m being spent on the project by March this year according to Bishop’s office, the site remains little more than steel foundations.
More neutral wording: 2 million has been spent on the project by March of this year, resulting in the site remaining largely undeveloped.
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The Herald learned in April that Bishop had scheduled an announcement on progress for the development at the site on April 23, but that announcement never went ahead.
More neutral wording: The Herald learned in April that Bishop had scheduled an announcement on development progress for the site on April 23, but that announcement did not occur.
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Mt Cook Residents Association chairman Peter Cooke said he had heard nothing of a planned announcement, and said progress had slowed on the development.
More neutral wording: Mt Cook Residents Association chairman Peter Cooke stated that he had not received any information about a planned announcement, and that progress on the development had slowed.
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