Canterbury

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03 741 1436

212 Main South Road, Sockburn, Christchurch

Visit our Display Homes
9 Homestead Drive, Bellgrove, Rangiora
Open Thursday - Monday 12pm - 4pm

6 Strowan Avenue, Ashburton
Open Sunday 12pm - 4pm

About Us

Dwayne and Sue Prendergast, along with Paul and Bubs Jenkins, are the people behind Jennian Homes Canterbury. Jennian Homes Canterbury is proud of creating dream homes for happy clients in the Canterbury region, spanning from Kaikoura to Waimate.

With over 55 years of combined experience and a great team, they strive to explore your ideas, explain options and offer complete certainty throughout the building process. Whether you are building your first new home or designing your dream home, we can assist you in every step of the way. From design and planning to building and receiving the keys, we are committed to providing an enjoyable building experience and quality homes, all at affordable prices.

Trust your dream home with Jennian Homes Canterbury. We are backed by a national brand offering security, peace of mind, industry-leading guarantees, and warranties.

Meet the Team

Dwayne Prendergast

General Manager

021 220 0591

Dwayne.Prendergast@jennian.co.nz

Paul Jenkins

Operations Manager

021 242 3876

Paul.Jenkins@jennian.co.nz

Sue Prendergast

Client Liaison

021 055 9546

Sue.Prendergast@jennian.co.nz

Waireti (Bubs) Jenkins

Project Manager/Health and Safety

021 846 427

Bubs.Jenkins@jennian.co.nz

Sara Morgan

Finance Administration

sara.morgan@jennian.co.nz

Kate Moses

Project Manager

027 454 5636

kate.moses@jennian.co.nz

Cassy Appleton

Administrative Support and Marketing Assistant

cassy.appleton@jennian.co.nz

Darren Kim

New Home Consultant

027 899 7000

Darren.Kim@jennian.co.nz

Sun Song

New Home Consultant

022 050 0987

Sun.Song@jennian.co.nz

Michele Strange

New Home Consultant

027 491 5266

michele.strange@jennian.co.nz

Blair Fergus

New Home Consultant

021 743 383

blair.fergus@jennian.co.nz

Browse our House & Land Packages

*Build a House and Land Package with Jennian Homes Canterbury and receive a FREE Fisher & Paykel Fridge, Washer & Dryer!

*Terms and Conditions Apply

Lot 38 Strowan Fields, Ashburton, NZ | House and Land | Comfortable Living

Home Area: 213 m₂

Section Area: 676 m₂

Price: from $855,000

Lot 64 Strowan Fields, Ashburton, NZ | House and Land | Sound Investment

Home Area: 162 m₂

Section Area: 600 m₂

Price: from $669,500

Lot 57 Sabys Estate, Halswell, Christchurch, NZ | House And Land

Home Area: 190.5 m₂

Section Area: 488 m₂

Price: from $995,000

Lot 664 Westwood, Farringdon, NZ | House And Land | A Westwood Wonder!

Home Area: 145 m₂

Section Area: 430 m₂

Price: from $790,000

Lot 61 Strowan Fields, Ashburton, NZ | House and Land | Stellar Home on Titled Land

Home Area: 167 m₂

Section Area: 525 m₂

Price: from $730,000

Lot 65 Strowan Fields, Ashburton, NZ | House and Land | Settle into Strowan Fields

Home Area: 157 m₂

Section Area: 525 m₂

Price: from $685,000

Move into Methven, NZ | House And Land

Home Area: 203 m₂

Section Area: 655 m₂

Price: POA

Lot 230 Camrose Estate, Methven, NZ | House And Land | William Plan

Home Area: 210 m₂

Section Area: 795 m₂

Price: from $809,000

Lot 37 Bellgrove, Rangiora, NZ | House And Land

Home Area: 154.8 m₂

Section Area: 387 m₂

Price: from $805,000

Lot 80 Bellgrove, Rangiora , NZ | House And Land | Hello First Home Buyers

Home Area: 125.4 m₂

Section Area: 334 m₂

Price: from $719,500

Lot 658 Westwood, NZ | House And Land | Welcome to your New Home in Westwood

Lot 658 Westwood, NZ | Jennian Homes House And Land | Welcome to your New Home in Westwood

Home Area: 175.9 m₂

Section Area: 490 m₂

Price: from $839,000

Lot 62 Bellgrove, Rangiora | NZ House and Land | Enjoy Stunning Sunsets

Home Area: 143.4 m₂

Section Area: 391 m₂

Price: from $799,500

Lot 71 Bellgrove, Rangiora | NZ House and Land | Live Lavishly

Home Area: 180.3 m₂

Section Area: 471 m₂

Price: from $885,000

Lot 75 Bellgrove, Rangiora | NZ House and Land | Embrace Warmth and Comfort

Home Area: 139.3 m₂

Section Area: 348 m₂

Price: from $759,850

Lot 92 Bellgrove, Rangiora | NZ House and Land | Entertaining is a dream

Home Area: 193 m₂

Section Area: 490 m₂

Price: from $925,000

Radiant home in Stage 5 Ravenswood, NZ | House And Land

Home Area: 167 m₂

Section Area: 512 m₂

Price: from $784,500

Lot 764 Ravenswood, NZ | House And Land | A twist on our classic Amelia plan

Home Area: 162.8 m₂

Section Area: 418 m₂

Price: from $730,000

Lot 765 Ravenswood, NZ | House And Land | Ready to call Ravenswood home?

Home Area: 145.1 m₂

Section Area: 418 m₂

Price: from $699,500

Lot 815 Ravenswood, NZ | House And Land | Invest In Comfort

Home Area: 161.9 m₂

Section Area: 403 m₂

Price: from $725,000

Lot 132 Strowan Fields, Ashburton, NZ | House and Land | Tailor-made for Hosting

Home Area: 159 m₂

Section Area: 550 m₂

Price: from $735,000

Browse House and Land Packages

Visit our Display Homes

Visiting our display homes will give you inspiration for your new home and an insight into the quality of build you will get when building with us.

You can also view virtual tours of our display homes within each listing. Take a sneak peak today.

Studio J - 212 Main South Road, Sockburn

Next available viewing time:

21st April 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM

Featured

Display Home - 6 Strowan Avenue, Ashburton

Next available viewing time:

20th April 2025
12:00PM - 4:00PM

Featured

Display Home - 9 Homestead Drive, Bellgrove, Rangiora

Next available viewing time:

19th April 2025
12:00PM - 4:00PM

New

Display Home - 5 William Jones Place, Chatterton River Estate, Hanmer Springs

Next available viewing time:

20th April 2025
12:00PM - 4:00PM

Browse Display Homes

Studio J

We provide a comprehensive design and selection consultation at our Studio J. We have the latest trends and product options on display, including bricks and cladding, bathroom fittings, tiles and flooring options, doors and handles, and bench-top options. Our Studio J offers a relaxing environment where making choices for the look and feel of your new home is easy and enjoyable.

Our team can discuss with you the latest design trends and help you choose colors and textures to fit your style and personal tastes.

If you are considering building a new home, come in for a personal consultation to discuss your options and designing a home that works within your true budget.

212 Main South Road, Sockburn, Christchurch
Open Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm

Why Build with Jennian?

40 Years Building Quality Homes

As a nationally recognised brand and a household name for over 40 years of building quality homes for New Zealanders, we have the resources and support to provide you with the best possible home-building experience.

36 Month Defect Warranty

Jennian Homes exceed the industry standard and offer a truly industry-leading 36 Month Defects Warranty for your increased protection and peace of mind.

100% Completion Promise

We are backed by our 100% Completion Promise which ensures that your home is completed in accordance to the terms and conditions of your signed Jennian Master Builders Residential Contract.

We are part of NZ's Most Awarded Building Group.

Each year Jennian Homes enters the Registered Master Builders House of the Year awards which celebrate building excellence in New Zealand and Jennian Homes have won more of these awards than any other building company, making us NZ's Most Awarded Home Builder.

See some of our Canterbury award winning builds below.

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Regional Silver - Family Matters

29 August 2023

Category: Volume/Group Housing New Home up to $500,000
Region: Canterbury

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Regional Silver - Surprise Package

29 August 2023

Category: Volume/Group Housing New Home up to $500,000
Region: Canterbury

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Regional Gold - Great and Small

28 August 2023

Category: GIB Show Home
Region: Canterbury

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Regional Bronze - Avenue of Escape

01 August 2023

Category: Volume/Group Housing New Home up to $500,000
Region: Mid & South Canterbury

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Regional Silver - Come Dine with Me

01 August 2023

Category: New Home $500,000 - $750,000
Region: Mid & South Canterbury

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Top 100 and Regional Gold - You're Welcome

01 August 2023

Category: Volume/Group Housing New Home up to $500,000
Region: Mid & South Canterbury

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Regional Category Winner - What dreams may come

01 August 2023

Category: Volume/Group Housing New Home $500,000 - $750,000
Region: Mid & South Canterbury

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Silver 2022

03 November 2022

Canterbury Region Silver - New Home up to $500,000

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Silver 2022

03 November 2022

Canterbury Region Silver - Volume/Group Housing New Home up to $500,000

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Gold 2022

03 November 2022

Canterbury Region Gold - CARTERS New Home $1 million - $1.5 million

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Gold 2022

03 November 2022

Canterbury Region Gold - New Home up to $500,000

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Bronze 2022

03 November 2022

Mid & South Canterbury Region Bronze - Volume/Group Housing New Home up to $500,000

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Silver 2022

03 November 2022

Mid & South Canterbury Region Silver - Volume/Group Housing New Home up to $500,000

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Silver 2022

03 November 2022

Mid & South Canterbury Region Silver - New Home up to $500,000

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Gold 2022

03 November 2022

Mid & South Canterbury Region Gold - New Home up to $500,000

Jennian Homes Canterbury - Top 100 Overall 2022

03 November 2022

Top 100 Overall and Mid & South Canterbury Region Gold and Category Winner - New Home up to $500,000

Hear from our happy customers

Looking for some real life-inspiration? Want to make sure you are making the right choice?

Look at what our happy customers have to say about the building process and living in a Jennian Home.

Their professional team attended to everything from plans to the hand-over of the completed project… on time, as promised, which was what impressed us the most. A huge thank you to the Team behind the scenes, for all their hard work and support! We love our new home.

Debbie

Jennian homes explained each step of the process with us in detail. They were not frustrated with us when we made changes etc. They were very patient and approachable. We made it to the planning stage and it is pretty scary but happy Jennian homes was there.

Amrita

Jennian Homes is amazing to deal with, it completely took the stress of building a new home and turned it into an easy and exciting experience. Excellent communication and allowed us to make changes to suit our lifestyle hassle free. Our consultant Brian, offered a service that is next level and we highly recommend Jennian Homes to anyone who is looking to build.

Theresa Murray

Our experience with Jennian Homes was professional, organised and easy from start to finish. The team made the entire process stress free and transparent and provided as much support as we needed to make crucial decisions. Having built our own homes in the past, this journey was by far the best and one we would definitely go on again with Jennian.

Rachel Prendergast

Our experience with Jennian was flawless. We felt part of the build the whole way through and nothing was a problem. We felt like building your own home is one of the biggest events of your life and our experience was completely stress free, which is quite the contrast to the stories we had heard from other people’s experience with different building companies.

Josh Dowdle

It was hard to select the right building company as we had never built a house before. However, we were really lucky to meet Sun and Darren. They were like an oasis in the desert to us. Everything went very smoothly and their explanation about house materials, products and the building process was easy to understand. They are awesome people to deal with. We highly recommend Darren and Sun.

Terry and Betty (2022)

As this is our first time building a home, we had no idea what to expect but Jennian Homes have provided us with superior service. Our New Home Consultant was extremely knowledgeable, prepared, and very easy to work with. What impressed us the most was Jennian Home's willingness to work with our personal circumstances and giving us a peace of mind during the building process.

Anna Basova

After a fantastic first build experience, it was a no-brainer decision to come back to Jennian Homes Canterbury for my investment property. They made the planning and building process easy and fun, and I really appreciated the regular updates I received from them ensuring I was always up-to-date. Darren and Sun came across as super friendly and very knowledgeable. Given this was my second build + for investment they were able to recommend plans + land within a few days and make the process very easy for me. They also made me feel valued as a repeat customer which I appreciated greatly.

Sean Bennett

Planning a new home with Jennian is so simple, alternatives are set out and advice given in a clear and concise fashion, thank you.

Tony & Christine Young

Building with Jennian was the best decision we have made. The process from start to finish was open and the communication was not only done in a friendly manner, it was regular and honest. The schedule for the build was followed and completion was on time.

Mark Bravo

Nothing was too hard, and at no point in time did I not know what was going on with the build or where it was at. If and when alterations were made, clear documentation was sent through, so managing the financial process of building was very easy. Great team throughout the organization, with everyone having a great understanding as to where my build was at.

Vicky Knowles

Thank you Jennian for building us a lovely home. Darren, Sun and Bubs were easy to work with and very accommodating with our requests and changes. We’ve always wanted a house within the city thanks to Darren for helping us secured the location that we wanted. Jennian designed for us a unique home that maximizes the road frontage, the sun orientation, the wind and the size of the lot. We made some upgrades and one of it was increased ceiling height. Best decision ever as our home looks spacious. Now that we are living in it, we are very pleased with how it turned out to be from the inside and outside. Would definitely recommend Jennian.

K and G Goleta

As multiple farm owners we have built 5 homes over the last 3 years, all of these were done with the team at Jennian Homes Mid & South Canterbury. We would definitely recommend them to anyone. Something we truly appreciated was the friendly and welcoming team, particularly on the sites. Both the builders and contractors we dealt with were always very approachable and always took the time to talk to us. We would not hesitate to use Jennian Homes Mid & South Canterbury again; in fact we would look forward to it.

Rachel and Greg Roadley

We have now moved into our new home and we are very happy with the end result. I cannot thank Dwayne, Sue, Paul and the rest of the team involved at Jennian enough. I had heard building a home was a stressful experience and would test the best relationship. I can honestly say it was an absolute pleasure. I will certainly be asking Jennian to help build our next home in the future. Thanks again Jennian.

Craig and Tracey Herron

Building with Jennian was the best decision we could have made. We appreciate all the hard work that was put into making our house a home and look forward to building again next time, although we will be here for a while yet! We love our new home and really appreciate the effort that everyone had gone to ensure it was the best possible experience for Matt and I.

Matt and Grace

Our beautiful two storey house only took seven months to complete. We were more than impressed with the dedication given to our project right from the initial consultation to the follow-ups that we still have with Paul. We are very happy with our new home. Jennian Homes North Canterbury provided us with an excellent first home build experience. We have no hesitation to recommend Jennian for anyone considering a build.

Campbell and Lyneen Thomson

Our home has turned out exactly the way we wanted it and within the budget that was set. From the planning and initial steps with Eric and Dwayne through to the building process itself and dealing with Paul, we were blown away with the level of professionalism and expertise that the team at Jennian possess. We couldn’t be happier and would like to thank the team at Jennian once again for an amazing experience and first home.

Callum and Emma

Jennian Homes Canterbury made building our first home an absolute dream. From the sales team Darren and Sun who worked tirelessly on perfecting our plan to Dwayne and Paul who delivered on every single promise they made us. We were really budget conscious with our first home, but our home was delivered on earlier than promised and within budget! We don’t know of any other person or couple that have had such a quick and stress-free build as us.

Matthew and Katie Carran

From our first contact with Dwayne to the completion of our house, we experienced a most creative, thoroughly professional and approachable team of people who worked closely with us throughout the design and building process. Living in Australia was no problem as Paul communicated with us and emailed photos twice weekly so we could see progress. We are absolutely delighted with every aspect of our new home.

Heather, Barry and Louise Lysaght

The end product was exactly what we wanted and we get a huge number of compliments from friends and family. Above all we are highly impressed with the quality of our home and the service we’ve continued to receive from Jennian even after the build was finished. We sing the praises of Jennian Canterbury to anyone who will listen and would highly recommend building with them. We’ll definitely be back one day!

Julie Hands

Throughout the entire building process with Jennian Homes, not only Darren and Sun but also Paul, who was our project manager ensured frequent communication to get things right. The outcome of one of the biggest projects we have gone through in our life was a definite success, and Jennian Homes made a young couple fill smiles with their dream house!

Kotaro and Karin

It has been a pleasure to have Darren and Sun design our new house, they are very caring and went out of their way to accommodate our wishes. Paul Jenkins our build-supervisor updated us regularly with emails, photos and phone calls. No stress and would be pleased to recommend Darren, Sun and Jennian Homes Build to anyone considering building.

Lindy

We really wanted a company that was friendly, professional and treated us more than just their clients and we found this in Jennian Homes. From day one Darren & Sun in Jennian Homes helped us find the perfect section to the perfect house and throughout the whole process, the experience has just been so easy and exciting with no unwanted surprises. Jennian Homes will always be our builder.

Renee and Fred

It has been an amazing, stress free, experience. Have very much enjoyed all the stages and meeting everyone along the way. You
guys are an awesome team and, for us also, a real pleasure to build with. Thank you so much for everything. We are so happy
with our new home it is everything we wanted and hoped for (and more!) and we cannot wait to move in. I will miss all you guys,
especially Bubs who has been my kindred spirit. Thanks again!

Leigh (and the rest of the Law family)

We were delighted with a Jennian build several years ago & did not hesitate to contact Jennian again for our recent build of a smaller home. Darren & Sun consulted with us and from the beginning, they listened to us, blending our ideas and their suggestions. Both of us are pleased with our new home and do not hesitate to recommend Darren & Sun, who work as a very connected couple, to any new potential home builder.

Canterbury

Get in touch!

About Us

Meet the Team

Dwayne Prendergast

Paul Jenkins

Sue Prendergast

Waireti (Bubs) Jenkins

Sara Morgan

Kate Moses

Cassy Appleton

Darren Kim

Sun Song

Michele Strange

Blair Fergus

Browse our House & Land Packages

*Build a House and Land Package with Jennian Homes Canterbury and receive a FREE Fisher & Paykel Fridge, Washer & Dryer!

Visit our Display Homes

Visiting our display homes will give you inspiration for your new home and an insight into the quality of build you will get when building with us.

You can also view virtual tours of our display homes within each listing. Take a sneak peak today.

Studio J

Why Build with Jennian?

We are part of NZ's Most Awarded Building Group.

Hear from our happy customers

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