Press Release – Wellington City Council Te Kainga apartment. Wellington City Council is seeking interest from potential tenants for the first apartments in the Te Kinga programme. The apartments are part of Wellington City Councils Te Kinga programme to provide quality, secure, … Te Kainga apartment. Wellington City Council is seeking interest from potential tenants for the first apartments in the Te Kāinga programme. “The apartments are part of Wellington City Council’s Te Kāinga programme to provide quality, secure, affordable and long-term rental accommodation in Wellington,” says Mayor Andy Foster. “As a Council we are working on a spatial plan to increase the supply of affordable housing in Wellington. The Te Kāinga programme partnership with the private sector to deliver affordable rental accommodation is a first for New Zealand.