The success of the Abbeyfield Nelson Society in developing the first Abbeyfield house in New Zealand led in 1998 to the establishment of a sub committee which aimed to establish the demand and then the support for a second Abbeyfield house in Nelson.

Abbeyfield soon partnered with the Tahunanui Presbyterian Village Trust to purchase a site in a development the Trust was attempting on land it owned in Mata Close, a small subdivision adjacent to the beach and local amenities.

The Mata Close subcommittee of Abbeyfield Nelson developed a concept plan, completed engineering studies of the property, and obtained resource consent. Fund raising by the local Society has cleared all debt on the property and an announcement (on May 28th 2009) by the Housing Corporation of a $705,000 funding package has enabled the project to proceed. The plan received building consent  from the local City Council in October and the construction contract went to tender. 

A successful tender to construct the house was submitted by Fitzgerald Construction Ltd  in late October and the build got underway on the 23rd of November 2009. A completion date of July 2010 is anticipated.

An artists' impression of an early design

The slide show below begins with Chairman Bruce Kaye and builder Steve Fitzgerald shaking hands on the deal to construct the house, supervised by Project Manager david Todd.

Subsequent images show progress at the site. New images will be added each week.

Enquiries to:

The Secretary:
Chris Armstrong
PO Box 482, Nelson 7040
phone (03) 5466459 (business)
email: office@abbeyfield.org.nz

Publicity - Resident enquirys
Clive Eades

Fundraising/Volunteers
Bruce Kaye

Project Management
David Todd/Brian Ramsay