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A new leash on life for four-legged friends in Māngere

Pets can help to make a house a home. They are great companions and an important part of some whanau, which is why Kāinga Ora is a pet-friendly landlord. 'Fix your Friends' event in Māngere “I contacted Chained Dog Rehabilitation with the team’s idea to bring all the right people to the community, on one

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. allows you to zoom right in and see if the screws and nails are rusted. We can go down into the gutters, see if they're cracked, if brackets are missing

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

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. looked at a couple of homes in Gisborne but the only things in their price bracket needed a lot of work. One home they looked at was tiny and cold with holes in

Accessible home brightens Lara’s life

A move to an accessible Mosgiel home for Lara and daughter Amelia has meant they can finally live life the way they want. to safely move around, including level-entry access, wider doorways, open-plan living spaces and slip-resistant flooring in the bathroom and kitchen. Since

Brittney’s path to independence

Living alone isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but for 26-year-old Brittney moving into her very own accessible Kāinga Ora home has been positively life changing. it easy for her to safely move around, including level-entry access, wider doorways, open-plan living spaces and slip-resistant flooring in the bathroom

Dave’s toy-making skills bring a spark of joy

For the past two years, wooden toys carefully created in Dave’s North Canterbury home workshop have brightened up the lives of kids in need. much. His love of creating and fixing things was passed on to him by his grandfather, a blacksmith. “My grandfather always said, if it was made by man, it can

Fixing flood-damaged homes new priority

With the floodwater receding, Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities is gearing up to repair its flood-damaged Auckland houses as quickly as possible so customers can return to their homes. "Our immediate focus after the floods was checking on the safety and wellbeing of our customers and connecting them with the right agencies to help them with

Sights set on plumbing apprenticeship for students

Two Year 12 students from Auckland Seventh Day Adventist School, Maio and Jojo, have spent the school holidays on the road with Ubend Plumbing as cadets, taking part in the Kāinga Ora Spotless cadetship programme. ." Jojo says. Replacing toilets, fixing taps, finding leaks and learning how to repair has been a fun and rewarding experience for both. "I didn’t really think

Maintaining your home

Maintaining your Kāinga Ora home, making disability modifications and what to know when tradespeople are visiting your home. Watch below to see what’s good to know when something needs fixing in your home. Kāinga Ora will: make sure your home is clean and tidy when you move in keep

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