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See the latest updates from Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.
23 Hōngongoi 2026
What difference can a safe, stable home really make?
After becoming homeless during Cyclone Gabrielle, we caught up with Lisa and her youngest daughter a year on from moving into their new home in Wairoa.
14 Hōngongoi 2026
Wellington state homes transformed through major retrofit
Twenty homes in Wellington have been given a new lease on life through a nationwide programme to significantly improve older state houses.
3 Hōngongoi 2026
Kāinga Ora appoints Chief Customer and Operating Officer
Kāinga Ora has appointed Juanita Ryan as its new Chief Customer and Operating Officer (CCOO) as part of its Executive Leadership Team.
16 Pipiri 2026
Regional New Zealand's largest social housing development
Ninety-five new warm, dry and healthy homes have been completed in Whangārei. They will provide stable housing for around 320 people, making it our biggest social housing development built outside the main centres.
9 Pipiri 2026
New homes for whānau
May marked a turning point for dozens of whānau across the country, as they moved into new Kāinga Ora homes that will bring them greater stability and a new sense of belonging.
4 Pipiri 2026
How one planter box is making a difference
A simple planter box made in a prison workshop has made a meaningful difference in the life of a Kāinga Ora tenant in Dunedin.
2 Pipiri 2026
Community services to continue in Manurewa
Kāinga Ora has agreed to extend the leases for four community houses in South Auckland including 1 Rata Vine drive (RaWiri House). This will provide certainty for the ongoing use of these sites and the services delivered from them.
28 Haratua 2026
Proposed changes to support technology upgrade
As part of our ongoing drive to improve how we operate, Kāinga Ora is proposing changes to our Digital IT teams to ensure staff have the right support to make the most of new technology.
22 Haratua 2026
Kāinga Ora to sell Albany site, opening door for new development
Kāinga Ora is putting its 1.6-hectare site at 80 Don McKinnon Drive in Albany on the market, creating opportunities for new development in a prime commercial and residential location.
18 Haratua 2026
New homes bring a fresh start for Gisborne whānau
Whanau are now moving into eight new social homes in central Gisborne. For Heather (Tūhoe), one of the new tenants, the home marks a significant turning point. “If it wasn’t for my moko, I would have probably stayed in the caravan,” she says.
28 Paengawhāwhā 2026
Small actions, strong community: Praveen’s story
Drawing on his own experience of homelessness, Christchurch resident Praveen is quietly helping to ensure no one in his social housing community feels alone.
16 Paengawhāwhā 2026
Retrofit programme transforms thousands of older state homes
More New Zealanders are living in modernised, healthier homes, thanks to our retrofit programme, which recently reached a major milestone with the upgrade of its 3,500th state house.
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