PHOTO: LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Sean & Dianne Donaldson needed an affordable home near Sean’s work at Whenuapai air base.

A house not too far from work is a pipe dream for many workers, but not for Defence Force worker Sean Donaldson.

Donaldson and 11 of his colleagues have moved into below market-price housing from Fletcher Building in the company’s 650-home subdivision, close to the Whenuapai air force base.

Sean and his wife Dianne had been living on the air force base with their toddler Joshua for five years, which gave them a chance to save a deposit.

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