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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. Manager Rochelle share a laugh. Letters from health professionals showed how important it was she receive a high priority rating from MSD, and Kāinga Ora was able

• Kāinga Ora keeping communities informed

  An information session held recently in Pakuranga provided an opportunity for new tenants, neighbours, and members of the local community to meet and learn more more about the new Kāinga Ora homes that have been delivered over the past year. wanted to let Kāinga Ora know that our home is already having a positive impact on the health of my children,” Abdulla said. “When we were living in our other

• 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. housing,’’ says Maddy, who was offered a Kāinga Ora house in Mosgiel, which she moved into in late 2017. “I was so grateful to my parents for allowing me to stay

• 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. says. Maria’s home has recently been significantly renovated, as part of a Kāinga Ora programme to make older homes warmer and drier. After several months living

• New homes make a difference for whānau with health challenges

  Not having somewhere suitable to live is challenging for anyone, but when you are battling health issues, that challenge is compounded. get a home. Housing has been in the news a lot and you just don’t know where you are going to end up.” “When Kāinga Ora rang and said they had a home for us, I

• 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

• Love of Sāmoan language leads to lifetime of helping

  When Tiresa was growing up, she wanted nothing more than to keep her first language, Sāmoan, alive. when her current role came along. “I love this community and I’ve lived most of my life in a Kāinga Ora home. I had to leave previous jobs because of my health

• 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. in the lounge and the children had to sit on the floor at mealtimes.” For Kāinga Ora to allocate the right-sized home to customers, everyone living there needs

• 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

• Upgraded home a life-changer for Allison

  I am happy now, and my anxiety is gone. That’s how much a newly renovated home has changed the life of Mahora resident Allison. in the 70’s and then three days after they moved out, I moved in. “When my Housing Support Manager Owen said that Kainga Ora wanted to do up my home, I wasn’t