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Proactive releases

Kāinga Ora proactively releases Cabinet papers, advice to ministers and other documents used to assist the Government. Some documents may contain redacted information made in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 and the Privacy Act 2020. Kāinga Ora Official Information Act Policy and Proactive Release Policy Proactive Release Policy POL 393 [PDF, 315 KB] Official Information Act Policy POL 392

Responses to OIA requests

This page provides responses to selected Official Information Act (OIA) requests. This includes OIA's on topics of public interest and/or useful research purposes. - Developments over last 5 years [PDF, 447 KB] 7 October 2025 - Unoccupied vacancies in Wellington and New Zealand [PDF, 378 KB] 1 October 2025 - Number of

First Home Loan

A First Home Loan can make it easier for you to get into your first home by lowering the required deposit to 5%. be eligible for a First Home Loan, you must: Be a New Zealand citizen, permanent resident, or a resident visa holder who is "ordinarily resident in New Zealand

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. Thanks to the support and kindness he experienced over the years, Bangash was able to build a thriving life in Aotearoa New Zealand. Now he pays it forward

Kāinga Ora site helps with eradicating pests in Wellington

With ground investigation starting on Kāinga Ora’s Arlington site, we had a stack of old fence palings needing a new home. making the new traps “We had a very productive day” says Gary from Predator Free Mt Cook, Newtown, Berhampore.  “These (trapping tunnels) will be

Kāinga Ora tackles rent debt

As part of its reset, Kāinga Ora is changing its approach to managing rent debt to speed up repayment and address some historic issues. Chief Executive Matt Crockett outlines the changes that are being made and the reasons for them. future. So we are making changes as part of the broader reset of Kāinga Ora to address this. New policy We’re going to reduce debt by taking a firmer approach

Archives and historical records

Several thousand records relating to many aspects of state housing, including those relating to houses at one time owned by the state, are held by Archives New Zealand. styles. Gael Ferguson, Building the New Zealand Dream (1994) Explores the evolution of state housing in New Zealand, examining government policies

Budgeting tips

Find tips and tools to help with budgeting, saving and preparing for unexpected costs. information for money mentors and budgeting advisors in every part of New Zealand – there’s even one in the Chatham Islands. Family Services Directory (external link

Successful Glendowie salvage day

A recent community salvage day in the east Auckland suburb of Glendowie was a huge success for everyone involved – Kāinga Ora, our deconstruction partner Green Way and the local community. for a mother-in-law, keeping a whānau warm and dry next winter with a free heater, and curtains and a stainless steel sink and bench unit being set up as a new

A place for community connection

More than a year since it first opened its doors, a dedicated community space in Nelson is helping locals to foster connections and creating opportunities for them to support and uplift one another. Tuia te Hapori, which means to ‘sew/bind the community’, is the result of a collaborative effort between Kāinga Ora, Whakatū Te Korowai Manaakitanga Trust, New

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