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  • Design Review Panel

    Earlier this year, our Urban Design Panels team asked for feedback on improving the effectiveness of our Design Review process by surveying a range of our builder partners. Report will be issued if all fundamental and significant issues identified by the panel are resolved. You’ll need this document to apply for resource consent with Council in the next instance.

  • Locals lap up Stone Soup event

    A local Whanganui community event with close ties to Kāinga Ora has been connecting the community for more than 12 years. Stone Soup is held in Lorenzdale Park, in an area with a high concentration of our homes, every couple of months each year. It is based on a folk story in

  • 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. says it’s the level of detail offered by drone footage that is making all the difference. “Usually, our contractors will visit the home, physically inspect the

  • Kai goes down well at Christchurch school

    A community breakfast club catered for about 200 school kids recently with Kāinga Ora staff again helping out. The Northcote School Community Breakfast Club was established in 2018 and Kāinga Ora Tenancy Manager Alyssa, who manages homes in the community, has been

  • Fresh start for over 850 old state homes

    Thousands of individuals and whānau are now living in warmer, drier and heathier homes, as older state homes are renovated throughout the country. a home takes three to four months on average, so we move tenants to a temporary home, usually another state house in their neighbourhood, while it is completed

  • Consentium takes out innovation award

    Kāinga Ora Building Consent Authority (BCA) Consentium has won the Innovator of the Year Award at the Building Officials Institute of New Zealand (BOINZ) Excellence Awards. -Territorial Authority BCA, Consentium was innovative even in its set up. A registered BCA is usually managed by a Territorial Authority. An option outside this hadn’t

  • Visits and access

    Sometimes your home will need repairs. See what we can do for you and what you might be able to do yourself. needs fixing. Before you move in, we will visit your home and give you a Property Condition Report to sign. How long do visits take? A visit usually takes up to

  • 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. and SIX60’s hit, Pepeha . For Tamihana the weekly get together at the communal space  of a Kāinga Ora complex in Auckland’s North Shore, is about sharing and

  • Debbie takes community mindedness to the next level

    As soon as you meet Debbie, her passion for helping others is clear. Over the years, Debbie has volunteered her time and skills to help others in her community – something she has always been inspired to do. do that,” says Debbie. One of the ways Debbie gives back is by running a food bank, C3 Cares, through her church. In fact, if you visit Debbie on a weekday

  • 5. Settling

    Find out what happens on settlement day and everything you need to do to prepare for owning your first home. property since signing the sale and purchase agreement. This is normally arranged through the vendor or their real estate agent, usually at least 2 days before your

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