Elder Housing
We provide housing for older people with limited means, at an affordable rate.
We own a total of 85 units across our District. They vary in size but on average measure approximately 36 square meters. All units contain a kitchen with a stove, bathroom and living area suitable for a single person or couple.
These are in Te Puke, Katikati and Waihī Beach as follows:
- 34 in Te Puke
- 39 in Katikati
- 12 in Waihī Beach
Applicants must be older people who are New Zealand residents. They must be able to demonstrate their total assets are worth $40,000 or less for a single person, and $50,000 or less for a couple and demonstrate they are able to live independently.
Weekly Rent
Te Puke | Occupancy | Weekly Rent |
56 Lee Street (Single bedroom) 9 Slater Place (Single bedroom) | Single | $250.00 |
Couple | $320.00 |
Katikati | Occupancy | Weekly Rent |
7 Tui Place (Single bedroom) | Single | $250.00 |
Couple | $320.00 | |
16A Beach Road (Single bedroom) | Single | $280.00 |
Couple | $330.00 | |
| 17 Heron Crescent (Single bedroom) | Single | $280.00 |
| Couple | $330.00 | |
| 13 Heron Cresent (Two bedroom) | $410.00 |
Waihi Beach | Occupancy | Weekly Rent |
55 Beach Road (Single bedroom) | Single | $250.00 |
Couple | $320.00 |
For information and project updates on the Heron Crescent, Katikati elder housing units, please see our Your Place page.
Apply for a unit
If you'd like to apply for a unit, then please complete the Application for tenancy in a Council Elder Housing Unit Form for each person who will be staying in a unit.
For further information, please contact our Customer Services team by email or on 0800 926 732.
Te Āhuru Mōwai o Hiria
Previously known as the Heron Crescent Elder Housing Unit in Katikati, Te Āhuru Mōwai o Hiria was named by Ngāi Tamawhariua. The 11 original units, which were built in the 1980s, have been removed from the site and have been replaced by 26 modern, purpose-built, accessible units. The redevelopment is finished and the official opening will be Thursday 3 July 2025.
The development has three two-storey blocks:
Block 1 – 10 one-bedroom units, with five units on each floor
Block 2 – 12 one-bedroom units, with six units on each floor
Block 3 – Four two-bedroom, two-storey town houses
Each unit has been named after the maunga they face - Kaimai, Mauao, and Hikurangi. We acknowledge and are grateful to Ngāi Tamawhariua for sharing these beautiful names with us and we are honoured to be kaitiaki (guardians) of this taonga tuku iho.
