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6 March 2024
Feeding our wild friends at the zoo
When two Kāinga Ora sites were cleared in West Auckland recently, we were delighted to be able to donate vegetation to the very hungry residents of Auckland Zoo.
5 March 2024
Young mum’s home ownership dreams come true
For Maddy, a Dunedin neonatal nurse and mother of two, owning a home and providing a stable base for her young family has been a long-held goal.
14 March 2024
The impact of blessing new homes for Tairāwhiti whānau
Morehu has blessed many of the 90 new Gisborne homes Kāinga Ora has built in the last 2 years. As a kaikarakia based in Tairāwhiti, he knows that a blessing is a very important part of providing homes for whānau who haven’t had anywhere suitable to live.
12 March 2024
YouTube, emojis and surfing the web – Neta is queen of them all
Senior customer Neta has become a confident queen of emojis since taking part in a digital literacy course at her Kāinga Ora complex in South Auckland.
8 March 2024
New homes welcomed in Ruakākā
Neighbours, local hapū, community leaders, build partners and contractors, all joined Kāinga Ora, to celebrate six newly completed homes in Ruakākā.
7 March 2024
New apartments mark completion of 34 home development in Christchurch
16 new 1-bedroom apartments have now been delivered by Kāinga Ora in Bryndwr, Christchurch, marking the completion of a significant redevelopment at Clyde and Aorangi Roads and Bevin Place.
6 March 2024
Feeding our wild friends at the zoo
When two Kāinga Ora sites were cleared in West Auckland recently, we were delighted to be able to donate vegetation to the very hungry residents of Auckland Zoo.
5 March 2024
Young mum’s home ownership dreams come true
For Maddy, a Dunedin neonatal nurse and mother of two, owning a home and providing a stable base for her young family has been a long-held goal.
22 February 2024
Thousands of new homes for New Zealanders
The first six months of this financial year has seen construction completed of nearly 1,500 new public homes for individuals and whānau throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. A further 3,300 more are being constructed for completion by the end of June.
14 February 2024
Community celebrates 10 new homes in Tūrangi
It’s been more than 40 years since public housing homes were built in the central North Island town.
31 January 2024
New home a game-changer for wheelchair sports enthusiast
Wheelchair sports enthusiast and Dunedin local Dillon says his wellbeing has improved tenfold since he moved into his fully accessible Kāinga Ora home.
29 January 2024
Salu’s whānau settle back in, a year after the Auckland Anniversary flooding
The new year signalled a happy start for Salu and her family as they settled into their renovated home. Now they can relax and look to the future rather than worry about the past.
25 January 2024
Three homes, built by Hastings Boys High School, are on the move
It is rewarding to see three new social houses completed by the students of the Hastings Boys High School (HBHS) Trades Academy now ready to move onto their new home.
16 January 2024
Public housing renovations at record levels
New Zealand’s older public homes are being renovated in record numbers as Kāinga Ora undertakes one of the biggest housing renewal programmes the country has seen.
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