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Students lay the foundation for a career in trades
The Kāinga Ora Downer cadetship programme is winding up another successful year teaming school students up with maintenance contractors to learn the skills of a trade.
21 November 2024
Tali and Tui’s boxfit sessions are a knockout
Tali and Tui are leading the charge for fitness and wellbeing in their Kāinga Ora apartment complex in Auckland. Most afternoons you can find them at the complex’s community room where they lead free boxfit coaching sessions – and the local children can’t get enough!
20 November 2024
The ‘magic’ of Mangere house relocations
Four homes vanished from Mangere overnight, reappearing the next morning as career opportunities for rangatahi.
19 November 2024
Adventuring guinea pig inspires childhood tale
Nelson author Caroline’s special childhood friend, Norman Guinea Pig, is living on in the pages of a children’s book she has written in her retirement.
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Kāinga Ora urban development keeps on delivering
New roads, pipes and streetlights have paved the way for thousands of new homes in neighbourhoods across Auckland and in eastern Porirua, as large-scale urban developments led by Kāinga Ora hit new milestones.
Social housing projects win big at design and urban planning awards
Multiple Kāinga Ora developments across the motu have been recognised for their immaculate design, masterful urban planning, and thoughtful build innovation.
How (and why) public space can be made accessible for all
What is Universal Design and why does it matter? Principal Urban Designer George Weeks explains.
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Community comes together for Waiata Wednesdays
Every Wednesday evening, Tamihana and friends gather to sing waiata, learn about Te Ao Māori and nurture their growing community.
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From refugee to community leader
Nasra wanted her new neighbourhood to feel safe and welcoming, so she made it her mission to create a friendly community.
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A bright future for award-winning apprentice Braedyn
Growing up with the stability of a Kāinga Ora home has allowed 20-year-old Braedyn to put down roots and begin a promising career in the neighbourhood he calls home.
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The winter edition has great reads with, a Mexican lentil soup recipe, health and wellness tips and Treehouse celebrates Matariki.
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