Mahora Te Aroha: The Buildings in the Village
Mahora Te Aroha provides a total of 29 homes with 50 bedrooms. This includes 14 one-bedroom homes, 9 two-bedroom homes and 6 three-bedroom homes. We know that a mix of home sizes is the key to getting a diverse and respectful micro-community.
There are six buildings in the Mahora Te Aroha village:
Along Onepu Road, Te Kete Atawhai (the basket of kindness) holds a ground floor commercial space/flexispace and 2 one-bedroom homes on top, 52 sqm in size, each with their own entrance and balcony looking out to the hills.
The building behind, Taumaru (place of protection) holds 4 one-bedroom homes on the ground floor with decks, 47 sqm in size. These have accessible features like no-barrier entry and wet area showers. Above the one-beds are 4 three-bedroom homes over 2 floors, 100 sqm in size with a North facing balcony off the Lounge.
Te Tonga (southern wind), along Coutts Street, holds the Dwell office on the ground floor, and 2 two-bedroom homes over 2 floors.
Te Uru (western wind), behind the office, has 5 homes including 2 one-bedroom accessible homes on the ground floor, with 2 three-bedroom homes above over 2 floors with East facing balconies. At the back is a two-bedroom home over 2 floors.
Te Raki (northern wind), in the back of the complex, has 2 one-bedroom homes on the ground floor with North facing decks. Above there are 2 two-bedroom homes over 2 floors with North facing balconies.
Te Ràwhiti (eastern wind) along Mahora Street, has 4 one-bedroom homes on the ground floor with North facing decks. Above are 4 two-bedroom homes with North facing balconies off the first floor and bedrooms above on the second floor.
Connecting the T-shaped village together is a community garden, planted with native trees. Learn more about the community garden.