Community housing

Everyone deserves to come home to a dry, warm, and safe whare. Our social housing units provide people aged 65 or older with secure, low-cost accommodation that is close to shops and public transport.

Update

These units were sold to Te Ahuru Mowai on 1 May, 2023, Read the press release here.

poriruacity.govt.nz/your-council/news/moana-court-moving-to-local-community-housing-provider


We own 26 social housing units in the Moana Court complex in Te Pene Avenue, Titahi Bay. These units provide people aged 65 or older with secure, low-cost accommodation that is close to shops and public transport. The units are managed by Wellington City Council's City Housing Unit.

To be eligible for a Moana Court property, you must have a low income and assets, and:

  • be 65 or older
  • have inadequate housing
  • be able to live independently at the time you apply
  • be a permanent resident or New Zealand citizen, or a new arrival who has applied for permanent residence or refugee status.

Porirua residents are given priority over other applicants for the units.

If you would like to know more about Moana Court or be added to the waitlist, please call Diana Langley, City Housing at the Wellington City Council on (04) 499 4444.

To apply, complete the tenancy application form (pdf) and gather the information requested in the checklist. Send the form and your documents to:

City Housing
Wellington City Council
PO Box 2199
Wellington 6140