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See the latest updates from Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.
4 February 2025
Kāinga Ora refocusing on its core mission
Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities is refocusing on its core mission of providing and managing quality social housing for New Zealanders in need.
31 January 2025
Twelve inner city apartments for Napier
Situated on Wellesley Road, they are the first three-storey apartments close to the central city that Kāinga Ora has delivered in many years. Now they are completed, whānau will start moving in.
30 January 2025
Kāinga Ora invites wool sector to submit proposals for carpet supply
Kāinga Ora is now offering both wool and nylon carpet providers the opportunity to tender for the supply of carpet and underlay in its homes.
30 January 2025
How the healing power of a home has given Matt his voice
Moving into a Kāinga Ora home has been such a game-changer for Matt that just three months on he’s regained the ability to speak.
29 January 2025
A new home for a new year
The new 29 one-bedroom apartment social housing development in Nelson is ready to welcome Kāinga Ora customers.
27 January 2025
Transforming Lower Hutt: The Epuni Development
Kāinga Ora proudly celebrates the completion of the Epuni Development, the largest housing project in Lower Hutt. This transformative initiative delivers 134 modern, warm, and energy-efficient homes, nearly tripling the capacity of the original site.
24 January 2025
Palmerston North welcomes 50 new homes and a community space
Today, the local community came together to mark the completion of 50 new two-, three- and four-bedroom homes and a community space at North Street in Palmerston North.
16 January 2025
Young family's lives changed by new home
After only a few months in their new Kāinga Ora home, Natasha and her daughters Abi and Alex are finding their lives have changed for the better.
19 December 2024
Leo dons Santa’s hat this Christmas
Leo marked the first Christmas in his new home by taking on a very important role – none other than Santa Claus himself!
19 December 2024
Second stage of assessments under way for state housing projects
Over the past few months, we have been reviewing our social housing delivery pipeline.
18 December 2024
Drones a game changer for maintenance
In a first for Kāinga Ora, we’re trialling the use of drones to assess the condition of roofs and gutters on our homes, and it’s proving to be a game changer for our maintenance teams.
17 December 2024
Local students brighten holidays with handmade Christmas cards for the community
The festive season started with a special surprise for over 250 customers and their neighbours, hand-delivered by Kāinga Ora staff early December.
16 December 2024
Community organisations pitch in for social housing tenants
A once under-utilised green space in Masterton has been transformed into a new playbox, planter boxes and a community noticeboard – thanks to local community groups and businesses banding together.
13 December 2024
Housing projects bring 143 new homes to Ōtāra and Papatoetoe
Ōtāra and Papatoetoe have seen a wave of new social housing, with 143 new homes delivered since July – the largest build programme Ōtāra and Papatoetoe have seen in decades.
11 December 2024
Fifteen more Kāinga Ora homes completed in Ashburton
Families are set to begin moving into a new 15-home Kāinga Ora development in Ashburton just in time for the festive season.
10 December 2024
Why Carron’s our favourite neighbour
Meet Carron. She’s world-famous at a Kāinga Ora apartment complex in Auckland and extremely popular with the children who live there.
9 December 2024
New Plymouth residents get inspired to eat well on a budget
Free cooking classes are helping to give members of the Marfell community in New Plymouth confidence in the kitchen.
6 December 2024
New Kāinga Ora homes in Blenheim ready to welcome families
Whānau will wrap up the year by spending their first Christmas in one of nine recently completed Kāinga Ora homes in Blenheim.
4 December 2024
Jacob’s journey to becoming a community champion
He’s studying and started a business after turning his life around, backed by a team of supporters.
3 December 2024
More Palmerston North whānau to celebrate Christmas in new homes
As we approach the holiday season, more individuals and families in Palmerston North will celebrate Christmas in a warm, dry and stable home.
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