Search Child in dress upside down underwear showing

Tahi growing connections and vegetables in his community

Tahi Ratapu loves his gardening and that passion is evident not only in his backyard but at a local school too. Northcote School, just down the road from his Kāinga Ora home. His dedication and enthusiasm for showing young people the benefits of growing your own vegetables

Hard work pays off for young family

Buying your first home is an accomplishment in itself, but it’s even more remarkable when you’re a young couple who came to New Zealand as refugees. happily with Jhaga’s family for a few years, when their first child Prajna was born in 2015, it was clear the family needed a space of their own. In 2018 they were

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. Maddy was living in a sleepout on her parents’ property when her first child, Luca, was born in 2017 and she quickly learned it wasn’t the ideal set-up for

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. down to try whatever they have made. And I’ve noticed that the children living here have become closer by spending time together in the workshops. They’re

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. , who help facilitate the event. The mobile library was a great success with the children Each event is held on a Saturday and involves a shared lunch with the

Otago woman crafts a life of kindness and caring

From premature babies to people in their final days of life, hundreds of Otago people have benefited from Eleanor’s huge heart – and her passion for knitting and crochet. And that’s just the start of the incredible impact this Mosgiel woman has on those around her. to knitting as a young girl, by a teacher that saw something in her. “I’m dyslexic, and back then they couldn’t be bothered with me at school, they put me down

‘My life changed’: Kāinga Ora delivers five homes a week in Canterbury during 2020

Jimaima was in tears when she got her new home. After years of struggles and living with the effects of a stroke, she now has a safe place to call her own. Hers is just one of 260 new homes provided for people in need in Canterbury in 2020. When Jimaima had a stroke, her world was turned upside down. Her children supported her, but she was faced with the reality that things were going to be

Etu Rakau: creating a circular economy by connecting community

Rata Taiwhanga is determined to cultivate connection – to build the type of community he wished for while growing up in a Kāinga Ora home. At one of our properties in Mangere, he’s secured nearly $80,000 to do just that. soil, soil into food. That not only creates an income down here at the hub, but will be able to sustain other whānau who live around here in building their own

Family put financial challenges behind them and set sights on first home

After struggling for years to keep on top of their bills, Larry and Lave have sorted their finances and set their sights on buying their own home. spiraling in 2020, when their fourth child, Mataese, was born prematurely with a severe liver condition. Mataese was in and out of Auckland’s Starship Hospital

Young couple helped into their forever home

A young couple, who were living with their baby and five-year-old son in their grandparent’s sleep out, are the first people in Tairāwhiti to use Kāinga Ora’s First Home Partner scheme to get into their own first home. Ora Stakeholder Relationship Manager. “The couple started looking to buy a home when they were expecting their second child. They were in KiwiSaver and were

Search results