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HOUSING
Greater Christchurch — Housing Programme
Kāinga Ora / Christchurch City Council · Canterbury
Kāinga Ora's Christchurch programme including post-earthquake urban renewal and new social housing. Areas include Greys Ave (Christchurch CBD), Bryndwr, and Linwood. Programme affected by National's 2024 Kāinga Ora budget cuts.
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63/100 · Uncertain
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
Funding statusweight 30%
Delivery stageweight 25%
Election / policy riskweight 20%
Govt priority alignmentweight 12%
Project scaleweight 8%
Delivery agencyweight 5%
Key facts
- Region
- Canterbury
- Sector
- Housing
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $1.4b
- Indicative completion
- 2028
- Funding status
- Part Funded
- Lead organisation
- Kāinga Ora / Christchurch City Council
- Election risk
- High
Election risk assessment
Kāinga Ora programme cuts affect Christchurch housing development.
Government priority alignment
COUNTER — Reduced under the 2024 Kāinga Ora cuts — counter to current housing priorities.
Chronology
- 2017Kāinga Ora expands Christchurch programme — earthquake recovery still underway
- 2020Urban renewal programme: Linwood, New Brighton, Wainoni social housing upgrades
- 2022Multiple sites under construction across Christchurch
- 2024National's Kāinga Ora cuts affect Christchurch programme. Several sites deferred
- 2028Reduced programme target