News

31 March 2021

State-of-the-art development to rise from the ashes of former state home

A vacant house recently gutted by fire in Auckland’s Point Chevalier is set to become the site of yet another modular Kāinga Ora public housing development.

29 March 2021

Roof shout celebration at Auckland development

Workers at St George’s Road development downed tools early to mark a key project milestone.

23 March 2021

Housing Acceleration Fund to increase supply of homes

The Government today announced its Housing Acceleration Fund to help increase the supply of houses and improve affordability for home buyers and renters.

22 March 2021

New Nelson customers for Kāinga Ora

Kāinga Ora is excited to become the new landlord for 142 community housing properties previously owned and managed by the Nelson City Council.

19 March 2021

Proud to call Castor Crescent Home

53 new homes have been completed on the Castor Crescent site in eastern Porirua, as part of the Kāinga Ora, Porirua Development Regeneration project.

11 March 2021

Students brighten Kāinga Ora development with artwork

The creative talents of Kadimah School are on full display outside the Kāinga Ora Greys Avenue development in central Auckland.

10 March 2021

National Building Consent Authority up-and-running

Kāinga Ora has established an independent Building Consent Authority (BCA) called Consentium to process most building consent applications for public housing.

8 March 2021

Pushing innovation at Busby Street

Off-site manufacturing (OSM) technologies combine in this standout pilot project in Auckland’s Blockhouse Bay.

5 March 2021

COVID-19 - contact types, help with essential costs and supporting your workers

MSD and the COVID-19 team explain more about the types of contacts, how to get help with essential costs through Work and Income, and how you can support your workers with a range of financial support that is available.

3 March 2021

Kāinga Ora seeks to double number of apprentices

Kāinga Ora aims to double the number of apprentices working on state home building sites this year.

26 February 2021

Open Government fundamental for New Zealand

25 February 2021

‘My life changed’: Kāinga Ora delivers five homes a week in Canterbury during 2020

Jimaima was in tears when she got her new home. After years of struggles and living with the effects of a stroke, she now has a safe place to call her own. Hers is just one of 260 new homes provided for people in need in Canterbury in 2020.