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Thriving at Te Mātāwai – Jane’s first year

One year on and Jane who was the first tenant to move into Te Mātāwai is thriving and learning new skills in this unique development. sorts of facilities the new development needed to have. Some of the suggestions we made were an onsite communal kitchen and dining area where residents could eat

Mere's heart of gold transforms lives

For more than five decades Mere has been opening her heart - and her home - to children in need of a safe, welcoming place to stay. just what you do”, she says – but the impact of her care and kindness has been far-reaching. For Mere, life is about whānau. The walls of her home and piles of

Leana's mission to share her passion for growing kai with her community

Leana’s passion for growing kai was given to her by her late grandfather, who had the ‘green thumb’ within her whānau. He inspired her to share the love for growing kai not only with her young children, but also with her wider community. realise just how important it is to grow kai – it helps you to be a bit more self-reliant and share with what you don’t need with those around you. It really

Now we can eat together!

Whānau in Tuakau love their newly renovated homes, describing them as being “like brand new”. . Now the house looks brand new – and we love it! Eteta and her partner Alexander are especially happy that their kitchen-dining area has been opened up because

Holidays Act Payments

compliant with the Act on 23 September 2020. If you worked for Kāinga Ora, Housing New Zealand or HLC from 14 July 2010 to 23 September 2020, you may be entitled to a

From couch surfing to a place to call home

After years of couch surfing with friends’ and family and living in a pup tent, James (Ngāti Porou, Tūhoe) finally has a place to call home. Couch surfing might sound fun when you’re travelling on a budget, but it’s a very different story when it’s the only way to have a bed for years. “I still have

Kindness and kebabs: Bangash feeds those in need

Zuhaib Abbas Bangash arrived in New Zealand from Pakistan in 2013 with little more than a handful of clothes and a dream to create a safer life for his children. , everything is good… now I should continue to help people in need,” Bangash says. “Thank you Kāinga Ora for supporting me in a needy time. That little support took me to the sky and now I am able to support people in need.”

I never thought I’d need help with housing

When a house fire left Ngarangi and her grandchildren with nothing, they found Kāinga Ora was there to help them start over. 60 years of your life go up in smoke. I grew up in that house with my parents and three sisters, then it had become home for me and my moko. Suddenly we had

Our driveway safety programme

We care about the safety of our tenants and want to do what we can to prevent young children from being run over and hurt in our homes’ driveways. Our award-winning driveway safety programme focuses on separating child play areas from driveways in properties where there are young children under the age of

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