20 Sep 2021

Lucky ballot winners secure affordable first homes

From Midday Report, 12:45 pm on 20 September 2021

A housing initiative for first home buyers in Lower Hutt has been drawing successful applicants out of a ballot this morning.

Koru Homes has completed a residential housing development in Wainuiomata aimed at first-home buyers, with a fixed price of $650,000.

Winners of the 11 units have started to be drawn out this morning, one told RNZ it was a dream finally coming true.

RNZ's reporter Kirsty Frame spoke to Māni Dunlop from the announcement.