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3 June 2025

A place for community connection

More than a year since it first opened its doors, a dedicated community space in Nelson is helping locals to foster connections and creating opportunities for them to support and uplift one another.

21 May 2025

Kāinga Ora confirms new structure for its reset

As part of the reset and resize, Kāinga Ora has released decisions today that will enable the organisation to focus on providing and managing state owned social housing more cost effectively.

6 May 2025

Coming home to Kerikeri

For Rewa, the move to a newly built Kāinga Ora home in Kerikeri was more than just somewhere safe and dry to live following the devastating impacts of cyclone Gabrielle. It was coming home.

16 April 2025

More state homes for Napier changing lives

Significant progress has been made increasing the number of state homes available in Napier, an area identified nationally where too many people have nowhere suitable to live.

Resetting Kāinga Ora

Kāinga Ora is resetting its focus so it can better serve tenants and communities and leave a sustainable social housing legacy for future generations.

About us

The formation of Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities in October 2019 marked the beginning of a step change in housing and urban development in New Zealand.

First Home Loan

A First Home Loan can make it easier for you to get into your first home by lowering the required deposit to 5%.

Careers

Our workforce of dedicated professionals is made up of a diverse group of people who come from all walks of life and have a wide range of skills and experience.

KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal

If you have been a member of KiwiSaver for at least 3 years, you may be able to make a withdrawal from your savings to put towards buying your first home.

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Wastewater upgrade prevents sewage flowing into harbour

Over the past two years, Te Rā Nui - Eastern Porirua development (Te Rā Nui) has replaced over 3km of aging wastewater pipes running through Bothamley Park, improving te taiao (the environment) and enabling much-needed new homes to be built.