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See the latest updates from Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.
7 October 2024
Now we can eat together!
Whānau in Tuakau love their newly renovated homes, describing them as being “like brand new”.
3 October 2024
A place to put down roots
Just a few weeks after moving into their newly renovated home in Greymouth, Michelle and Ché have settled in so well that they’re already planning their new garden.
1 October 2024
New home a ‘weight lifted off shoulders’ for Len
When 69-year-old Len faced a major hurdle after a hip operation, the Kāinga Ora team sprang into action to secure a home for the Hamilton-based customer that met his mobility and accessibility needs.
30 September 2024
Māngere Community Enviro Hub: ‘From picking up rubbish, to planting out trees, to feeding the people’
Mangere community groups have taken a site provided by Kāinga Ora and grown it into a space to connect and protect their environment.
27 September 2024
New Kerikeri homes blessed and opened by Ngāti Rēhia
Leaders from the hapū of Ngāti Rēhia conducted a whakawātea (blessing ceremony) to open eight new Kāinga Ora homes in the heart of Kerikeri.
25 September 2024
Kāinga Ora streamlines delivery teams
Kāinga Ora is proposing to reshape its housing delivery and construction teams as it streamlines its approach to delivering and renewing state housing.
19 September 2024
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.
17 September 2024
Strengthening careers and building quality homes
In the Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill, eight families are living in new homes where two old state houses once stood.
16 September 2024
Warm welcome for new whare on Wanaka Street
More than 400 community members came together to celebrate the completion of Northland’s largest new social housing development, on Wanaka Street, Whangarei.
11 September 2024
Kāinga Ora state housing projects under assessment
A number of Kāinga Ora projects are under assessment while we review our social housing delivery pipeline, with a focus on best value for money and areas of greater social housing need.
4 September 2024
New homes make a difference for whānau with health challenges
Not having somewhere suitable to live is challenging for anyone, but when you are battling health issues, that challenge is compounded.
3 September 2024
Jayne’s on cloud nine in her new whare
Jayne and her whānau were over the moon to be offered a Kāinga Ora home specifically designed for wheelchair users. They say it’s like being on another planet compared with their last home - a drafty garage.
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