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Māori home ownership prioritised through Housing Foundation partnership in Mangere

Kāinga Ora are thrilled to partner with New Zealand Housing Foundation (Housing Foundation) to deliver affordable homes for Māori whānau in Mangere West. For over twenty years, New Zealand Housing Foundation has helped hundreds of families into home ownership. An exciting new partnership between Kāinga Ora and Housing Foundation was finalised late last year which will see the delivery of around 70 affordable homes as

Chief Executive's expense reports

This information is provided in response to the State Services Commissioner's introduction of a disclosure regime for chief executive expenses, travel, gifts and hospitality. [XLSX, 80 KB]   Chief Executive expense report: July 2019 - June 2020 [PDF, 270 KB] Chief Executive expense report: July 2019 - June 2020 [XLSX, 70 KB

SBS Bank partners with Kāinga Ora to help first home buyers

First home buyers will have more opportunities to access the shared ownership scheme First Home Partner, following a new partnership announced today between Kāinga Ora and SBS Bank. whānau to purchase their own home (as at 22 July 2022). In addition, 70 applicants have signed Sale and Purchase Agreements – they are just awaiting settlement

Building a pipeline of apprentices

Kāinga Ora has helped more than 70 young people into an apprenticeship with the assistance of training and pastoral care providers. with Wright Wire Electrical.” His boss, Craig Wright, Director of Wright Wire Electrical, says he’s extremely pleased with his apprentice. “Matt’s brilliant. I

Whānau moving from motels into Gisborne’s largest social housing development

Whānau are ready to move into Gisborne’s new 31 home, social housing development this week. For most of the new tenants, it will be the first time they have had a long-term place to live for some time. in need of housing, says East North Island Regional Director Naomi Whitewood (Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi). “It is Gisborne’s largest social housing development in

Love of Sāmoan language leads to lifetime of helping

When Tiresa was growing up, she wanted nothing more than to keep her first language, Sāmoan, alive. of the country she had left behind. “It was really tough. We were told that we didn’t need our language. That left me traumatised and I ended up losing my

Home upgrades lead to happier lives

Tuku feels like she’s hit the jackpot with her newly refurbished Kāinga Ora home in Nelson. German Blue rescue cat Rosie, says he has noticed a huge difference in the warmth of his home – and his power bills. “Before I had a panel heater over the old fire

Te Ara Awataha wins big at prestigious engineering awards

The work to rejuvenate a greenway in Northcote, Auckland, has been recognised at this year’s Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) NZ 2023 Asset Management Excellence Awards, with the project team taking home three awards. not just with their destination, but with nature. The Awataha stream, piped underground for over 70 years, is now a place where wildlife can flourish, children

Upgraded home a life-changer for Allison

I am happy now, and my anxiety is gone. That’s how much a newly renovated home has changed the life of Mahora resident Allison. in the 70’s and then three days after they moved out, I moved in. “When my Housing Support Manager Owen said that Kainga Ora wanted to do up my home, I wasn’t

Delivering more housing when it’s needed most

With price and inflationary pressures making developing and building homes more expensive, Kāinga Ora is reassessing a small number of its developments to ensure they are cost-effective while continuing to deliver more social housing. then using the 60-70 years of rent revenue it will receive to pay the interest on that debt, repay it, maintain the homes, provide tenancy services, pay Council

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