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• ‘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. different for her from then on. “My life changed, everything changed when I had my stroke. I was a working woman, I never stayed home … now I still can’t do some

• A stable home for Jamie after 60 years

  Jamie from Palmerston North knows better than anyone what a difference a stable home can make. . “Without a place to put down roots, I would never have been able to put them both under my wing.” Jamie says he very grateful to Kāinga Ora and others who have

• Aaliyah’s stars are aligning for success

  Young mother Aaliyah works extremely hard to give her children a good life. And now that they have a bigger home, there is enough room for family life as well as study. brother, she is working full-time and studying full-time! “It’s pretty intense, but I want to be a good role model for my children, to show them that they can do

• Kura students help bless 10 new Gisborne homes

  New Gisborne apartments resounded with the sweet voices of students from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hawaiki Hou as they assisted Kaikarakia to implant mauri (spiritual energy) into the homes. include a three-story walk-up building, only the second one we have built in Gisborne. Built by Iconiq Group, Kāinga Ora has purchased the light, bright homes

• Coming home to Kerikeri

  For Rewa, the move to a newly built Kāinga Ora home in Kerikeri was more than just somewhere safe and dry to live following the devastating impacts of cyclone Gabrielle. It was coming home. Ora. “I had heard about the new homes Kāinga Ora was building in Kerikeri, but I didn’t want to get my hopes up,” Rewa said. “So, when I got a call asking if I

• New home a game-changer for wheelchair sports enthusiast

  Wheelchair sports enthusiast and Dunedin local Dillon says his wellbeing has improved tenfold since he moved into his fully accessible Kāinga Ora home. experience, but as my condition progressed, being independent became more difficult and I knew I needed to be closer to my family,” says Dillon. After almost a

• Kāinga Ora home a place to make new memories

  Blenheim mum Maria and her whānau gather around the dining table in the kitchen of their Kāinga Ora home every day, connecting with each other over kai. memories with her 14-year-old son and 13-year-daughter has played a big part in her healing process. “I don’t have my parents around, so it was very important

• New home just the cat’s whiskers

  Peter and Tasha the cat are purrfectly happy living in their Blenheim home. The Kāinga Ora customer and Tasha moved into their new one-bedroom unit earlier this year because his previous home in another part of Blenheim was being

• New homes bring a fresh start for Gisborne whānau

  Whanau are now moving into eight new social homes in central Gisborne. For Heather (Tūhoe), one of the new tenants, the home marks a significant turning point. “If it wasn’t for my moko, I would have probably stayed in the caravan,” she says. I had three of them sleeping on my bed.” After a short stay in transitional housing, Heather received the call to view one of the new Kāinga Ora homes. “After

• Art passion helps overcome challenges

  Faced with challenges throughout his life, Stuart turned to his passion for airbrushed art to help get him through. Now with a Kāinga Ora home as a stable base and his cat Little One by his side, he’s been able to hone his skills to produce some incredible artwork. , Stuart found himself in hospital needing heart surgery. “Post-surgery I was no longer able to cover my rent and needed somewhere else to live. That’s when I was