This project involved guiding the development of a housing strategy for the Eastern Porirua Regeneration Programme. The strategy was needed in order to understand demand, as well as how to respond to changing housing needs and preferences within the planning of this large scale regeneration programme.
The Challenge
To guide the planning by government, council and community housing sector, a housing strategy for the Eastern Porirua Regeneration Programme was needed. In order to achieve this, two things were needed: an analysis of both qualitative data about the community, as well as quantitative information, about housing needs and preferences from the community.
The Solution
TUA conducted research into the current and future demographics of the area, as well as future lifestyle trends:
- Reviewing and synthesising relevant content from reports about housing affordability, supply and demand, development economics and yield studies for the programme
- Stakeholder workshops to identify issues, opportunities and key objectives of each sector that needs to play a role in housing delivery
- Analysing the community engagement outputs (undertaken by the engagement team)
- Redefining how we assess future housing demand; outlining the potential for innovative solutions
The Journey
The analysis TUA undertook provided recommendations about which community-focused housing models might be suitable for the communities in Eastern Porirua. TUA also proposed a potential community-led housing initiative pilot, to demonstrate how innovative housing models can satisfy the specific housing needs for their community.
The report identified the key actions required of delivery partners, community members, future residents, community housing providers, iwi and government agents across five key areas: people, policy, education & awareness, land and finance.
