He Wāhi Rangimārie - A place of peace and a safe haven for healing

E whai hōnore ana a PJM ki te āwhina ki te ārahi i te whakatinanatanga o tēnei kaupapa, e mārama ana tōna aronga, e kaha ana tōna whakapapa, ā, e mauroa ana tōna painga ki te hapori.

PJM is proud to be supporting The Caughey Preston Trust on He Wāhi Rangimārie, a new housing community in Massey, Auckland.

This is a special project with a clear purpose: to create safe, stable and well-designed homes for wāhine whai ora, women on pathways to wellbeing, healing and independence.

The wider masterplan provides for 56 homes across the site, to be delivered in stages over the coming years. Stage 1 will deliver the first 24 homes, with civil works now underway and the first homes planned for completion by June 2027.

For PJM, this is more than a housing project. It is a kaupapa-led development that needs strong governance, careful staging, disciplined cost control and a delivery approach that protects the purpose of the project from early design through to completion.

Our role is to support The Caughey Preston Trust with practical project leadership, including project management, Engineer to the Contract services, programme oversight, consultant coordination, cost control, procurement support, reporting and construction-phase delivery.

The sustainability strategy for He Wāhi Rangimārie is grounded in kaitiakitanga, caring for whenua, wai, whānau and future generations. The design works with the site’s natural topography, limits unnecessary earthworks, and focuses on warm, dry, healthy homes that are affordable to run.

The wider approach includes rainwater reuse, durable lower-carbon materials where practical, native planting, māra kai, biodiversity, waste minimisation and energy resilience. It is practical sustainability, focused on wellbeing, community and long-term value.

He Wāhi Rangimārie also carries a powerful legacy.

The Caughey Preston Trust was established through the will of Marianne Caughey Preston MBE, philanthropist, pioneering businesswoman, and co-founder of what became Smith & Caughey’s. For generations, the Trust has supported aged, infirm and financially disadvantaged women.

That purpose continues here, but in a new form: safe, stable, well-designed homes and a supportive community where wāhine whai ora can heal, rebuild and flourish.

Grounded in values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga and aroha, He Wāhi Rangimārie is a natural next chapter for the Trust — honouring Marianne’s legacy while responding to today’s housing and wellbeing needs.