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Glen Innes is a young, diverse and close-knit community with a thriving cultural and arts scene.

The area is blessed with many green spaces, and is bordered by Colin Maiden Park to the west and Point England Reserve and the coast to the east. Glen Innes whānau can choose from numerous quality education options, including Te Kura Kaupapa Māori O Puau Te Moananui A Kiwa (a full immersion Māori school). Residents are well-served by local taonga, Ruapotaka Marae, as well as community facilities such as Te Oro arts centre, Glen Innes Library, and the Glen Innes Pool and Leisure Centre. 

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AROUND 5,100 NEW HOMES ARE COMING TO GLEN INNES OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS

There are around 1,800 old public homes in Glen Innes, many of them past their best - and most on large sections. Over the next 20 years, these will be replaced by around 1,800 new warm, healthy public homes, and around 3,300 new affordable and market homes. The construction of homes is accompanied by significant investment in parks, community facilities, streets, infrastructure and transport.

Click on the map to see more detail about homes in each area, or scroll down to learn about what’s here and what’s coming to Glen Innes more generally.

WHAT'S HERE IN GLEN INNES?

There’s a lot to love about Glen Innes. Here are a few local favourites. 

Arts and culture

Glen Innes has a strong cultural heart and a burgeoning arts scene. Ruapotaka is an urban marae in the town centre. It’s an important community service hub which also serves a critical role in the cultural life of this area. Te Oro Music and Arts Centre is a beautiful multi-purpose space in the Glen Innes town centre where locals can come together to perform, practise and learn the arts, express their creativity and talents, and celebrate their cultures.

Retail and hospitality

Glen Innes has a bustling town centre, with over 150 retail, food and service businesses, including a supermarket and library. Local favourites include Avon’s Butchery, Hong Kong Kitchen, Marsic Bros Fish and Chips, Wrightway Studios, and a range of automotive businesses. It’s situated within a short walking distance of the train station, where trains leave to Britomart (twelve minutes’ journey away) every ten minutes.

Bradley Lane

Once a neglected laneway, Bradley Lane in Glen Innes now boasts 18 of the 30 street art murals located in the town centre. Held annually since 2013, the Bradley Lane Project has invited New Zealand’s top street artists to paint outdoor murals as part of a live event, in what has become Auckland’s largest outdoor street art gallery.

Parks and playgrounds

Bordered by Colin Maiden Park with its numerous sporting facilities to the west, and picturesque Point England Reserve with its winding coastal walkway to the east, Glen Innes is blessed with plentiful green space, parks and playgrounds. These green spaces will be retained throughout the regeneration programme, and many, such as Maybury Reserve by the town centre, are being improved and made more accessible for all.

WHAT’S HERE IN GLEN INNES