Our Whare Our Fale is
re-imagining the Pasefika village in Aotearoa New Zealand by building up to 300 houses in eastern Porirua over the next ten years.
1. Check eligibilityTo be eligible you need to be a New Zealand Citizen or permanent resident; you need to identify as a Pasefika household and be a first home buyer.
2. RegisterRegister for Our Whare Our Fale by simply filling out our online form on our website, scan the QR code, or call us directly.
3. Ready to buyCentral Pacific Collective (CPC) will work with you to get mortgage ready with financial capability workshops and help you with meetings with the bank.
4. PurchaseCPC will support you throughout the process of allocating the right home that suits your needs. Shared homeownership is an option that is available to make it more affordable.
5. Move in!It’s time to move in and make this place home! CPC will continue to be there to provide ongoing support where needed, with regular check-ins during your first years of homeownership.
Provide options for accessible friendly living, including providing a bathroom and a bedroom on the ground floor.
The living spaces can be adapted between formal and informal uses by having a focus on larger living areas and providing the option for the kitchen to be separated from the living space so food can be prepared while family meetings are happening.
A shared common fale is designed within the malae as a flexible multi-purpose space to support andfacilitate family activities, educational programs, family-focused health services and storytelling etc.
Holistically sustainable - prioritising healthier, warmer, drier, and more comfortable home that uses less power and water than a similar home built to the minimum standard of the New Zealand Building Code.
Shared common fale to allow future residents to determine how they will express their cultural identity (for example, the areas in the ceiling for Pacific-craft and art to be hung, such as Tapa, Tivaevae or Tifaifai).