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• Kerry wants to give back to the community

  About 20 years ago, Kāinga Ora customer Kerry started volunteering for the Salvation Army. The organisation had given her great support when she lost her job, so she wanted to give something back. garden is volunteering now; it is just part of my weekly plans. I love it,” Kerry says. Volunteering has been life changing for Kerry and she encourages everyone to

• Ruby a gem of the local community

  Kāinga Ora customer Ruby is paddling away happily on a ‘waka of change’.
  
  Ruby says she has turned her life around in the past five years since she moved from emergency housing into her Kāinga Ora home with her now 10-year-old and 17-year-old sons. With a stable roof over her head, the Christchurch mum spent two years volunteering for her local community patrol, which supports Police to keep the area safe

• National Volunteer Week – shining a light on our volunteer superstars

  It’s National Volunteer Week in Aotearoa and we’re putting the spotlight on some of our incredible customers who share their skills, expertise and time with others to help make their communities great places to live.
  Check out just some of these great stories below out more here: Otago woman crafts a life of kindness and caring Kerry from Porirua –   About 20 years ago, Kerry started volunteering for the Salvation

• Pitching in for Te Puhinui Big Clean

  Kāinga Ora staff and Spotless volunteers rolled up their sleeves this month to help protect Manukau’s last remaining natural asset, the Puhinui Stream. ;Panuku. The 12km waterway, which runs from Totara Park to the Manukau Harbour, was a hive of high-vis activity as around 500 volunteers, including staff from

• Turning food rescue into community spirit

  When an apartment complex opened in Auckland 18 months ago, more than 110 people moved in. Many were living alone, some had faced homelessness, and most didn’t know each other. , started volunteering with Kiwi Harvest, an organisation that rescues good food before it goes to waste. “I was looking for something to do, so I joined them

• Retirement filled with important mahi for busy Rose

  Many people think about giving back to their community, but at age 80, Rose has made it her life’s mission to help those in need. Even in retirement, Rose volunteers almost every day of the week at charities across Auckland. The positive impact Rose has on her community through her volunteer work is enormous – whether she’s helping prepare food parcels or supporting seniors, Rose

• 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. Te Reo Māori tutor. After volunteering at the local community gardens for four years, Maria now works part-time at Bunnings, where she organises community

• New home and city brings new lease of life

  Almost a year after moving into his new Christchurch home, Alex is still counting his blessings. this year, he volunteered at a Matariki event run by Oak Development Trust and he plans to continue volunteering, as he has done for most of his life. Alex says

• From refugee to community leader

  Nasra wanted her new neighbourhood to feel safe and welcoming, so she made it her mission to create a friendly community. family and pitches in to volunteer at the community events Nasra organises. “I moved in here five years ago along with my husband Jafari and four children. It was

• Team effort to stamp out graffiti

  A group of community minded Wellington students have been doing their bit to get rid of graffiti from hoardings around the city’s latest housing redevelopment. Volunteer Coordinator Delly Ranginui, who leads volunteer teams to remove graffiti from around the city. Arlington Project Director Colleen McCorkindale says it was