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• Josh’s journey to supporting others

  When Josh was going through one of the most difficult moments of his life, rather than focusing solely on his own journey, his thoughts turned to how he could help others in the same situation. can come over for a drink on Friday, or they can just pop by. I can come home and do whatever I want to, and it’s great,” he says. As a real ‘people-person

• Bookworm Janette opened a library for her neighbours

  When Janette moved into her new Kāinga Ora home, she set up a library for all her neighbours. enterprise and with support from the local library. “I’m an avid reader and I saw the opportunity for us to have a little library,” says Janette. “I popped

• Family put financial challenges behind them and set sights on first home

  After struggling for years to keep on top of their bills, Larry and Lave have sorted their finances and set their sights on buying their own home. buying our own home and setting the kids up for a good future with their own bank accounts that we’re going to pop money into each week,” Larry says. Check out some handy tips we've pulled together to help you with your own budgeting . 

• Pasifika and Māori market pops up in Auckland

  A Kāinga Ora property on a suburban street in Avondale has been transformed into a vibrant pop up market. /popup828/ (external link) for more information. Chief advisor Rohan Bush, TROW Group GM Saia Latu, Senior Development Manager Nick Howcroft with his son Kingsley

• Self-sown and supreme: How a Greenlane garden grew

  Congratulations to our Greenlane customer David, whose paradise of palms, succulents and native plants has earned the top award in this year’s Great Gardens of Kāinga Ora competition. birds, which eat the seeds and, well, “they’ve got to do their business somewhere,” David says. “I get seedlings pop up all over the place.” And if he doesn’t need

• Site manager and tenant strike up an unlikely friendship

  89-year-old tenant Bev has struck up an unlikely friendship with the site manager of our recently opened housing development in Naenae, Wellington. updated the neighbours who live around the development about construction progress and anything that may impact them. And as part of this, he’s popped in to

• 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. keep the bathroom looking extra pretty because it’s the first room I show off when anyone pops in for a cuppa,” Rewa said. Rewa, now 74 years old, says moving

• Friendships forged in cosy community hall

  Every Friday morning, come rain or shine, a group of friends gather in a cosy community hall at the heart of their Kāinga Ora housing complex to share a cuppa, delicious food and lively chats. the kitty for cups of tea.  The community hall gives residents the opportunity to meet for morning tea in a central place, popping in and out as they

• A safe haven for a Tauranga mum and daughters

  “It feels like a safe haven for us” says mum of two Chevelle, who earlier this year moved into a new Kāinga Ora home in Tauranga. decided to enter the world very quickly and was born in one of them. “She just popped out” says Chevelle, who named her youngest after the Greek goddess of

• Budgeting tips

  Find tips and tools to help with budgeting, saving and preparing for unexpected costs. relax with friends and whānau by the time the holidays arrive. As Christmas draws closer – or if anything pops up at the last minute – a few more tricks can