PremiumUpdatedLeonie SheehanMultimedia Journalist·Gisborne Herald·21 Aug, 2026 05:00 AM3 mins to read‌Attending the stage one Tūranga Tangata Rite opening were (from left) Pehimana Brown, Toitū Tairāwhiti Housing strategy manager Kararaina Calcott-Cribb, Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka, Toitū Tairāwhiti housing managing director Annette Wehi, Housing Minister Chris Bishop, East Coast MP Dana Kirkpatrick, Ruihi Pewhairangi and Morehu Pewhairangi. Photo/ Leonie Sheehan.Fifty affordable homes are ready to house whānau in Tairāwhiti, with tenants set to move into the development next month. The affordable housing development, known as Tūranga Tangata Rite, is located on Ormond Rd near Gisborne Hospital.Tenants will be charged 80% of the average house market rental cost.