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Creative customer rests easy in new home

Salah feels like he can start afresh in his new Kāinga Ora home. He moved into a new development in Auckland’s New Lynn in February. environment for me." Salah with one of his surrealist art works. Salah has led an interesting life. His passion for both people and art have provided

State of the art building technologies

Construction is underway on Busby Street in Blockhouse Bay, but not in the way you might think.

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. thriving there. “It’s been the perfect base for me to focus on my wellbeing and has given me the freedom to work on my art,” says Stuart. “I’m really enjoying

Te is a creative force in her community

Since moving into Kāinga Ora apartment complex Te Mātāwai, Te has become known for her creativity and leadership skills. Naturally artistic, Te can lend her hand to most arts and crafts. She crochets, and her new favourite past times are photography and print making. These are

Kat’z is safe and cosy in her inner-city apartment

From her new Kāinga Ora home, Kat’z looks out across the tops of the huge London Plane trees that line Greys Avenue in Auckland’s CBD. It’s a location she knows well but from a very different perspective. study or work on my art. I have my guitars in there, too.” When she’s not working in her role as a peer support worker, Kat’z likes to join some of the activities

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. room or outside on the deck or do cooking. They have the space to grow and learn.” Art and crafts are something she and the girls love to do, and they recently

State-of-the-art development to rise from the ashes of former state home

A vacant house recently gutted by fire in Auckland’s Point Chevalier is set to become the site of yet another modular Kāinga Ora public housing development. Eight houses on Great North Rd have now been demolished to make way for a six-storey apartment block containing 63 new, warm and dry homes, six of

Celebrating the opening of Freeland Reserve in Roskill South

On Saturday 29 October the Roskill South community joined the Kāinga Ora Roskill Development Team to celebrate the reopening of Freeland Reserve. life Local artists’ and collaborators’ designs and work now adorn structures all across the park, providing an essential connection to the community and its

Connections with communities

Partnering our tenants with local services and their wider community is an important function of Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. The value of ensuring our tenants are given the tools and connections to live well in their homes is immeasurable. activities including boxfit, yoga and art classes and the Richmond community garden. Also nearby is Delta Community House which offers budget advice and other

Brittney’s path to independence

Living alone isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but for 26-year-old Brittney moving into her very own accessible Kāinga Ora home has been positively life changing. when she was offered an accessible Kāinga Ora home – and since moving in, Brittney has thrived and gained new confidence in herself. Photos and art that reflect

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