Kāinga Ora alters 8500 houses to try and avoid driveway accidents

PHOTO: Kāinga Ora is altering the properties of 8500 of its tenants in an attempt to stop vehicles hitting children in driveways (file picture). Photo: RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly

Kāinga Ora hopes new fencing, speed bumps, signage and mirrors will stop vehicles hitting children in driveways.

Five children are hit and killed a year in driveways, and more than 20 are hospitalised.

Half the time the driver is the child’s parent.

Kāinga Ora is altering properties for 8500 tenants and has spent $2 million in the past financial year – to prevent these accidents.

Safekids Aotearoa director Mareta Hunt said driveway accidents cause extreme heartbreak for families.

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