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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. from place to place. Her family helped her move to Australia to see if things would be better there, but when Covid-19 hit she moved back to Christchurch to

Online ‘Lunch Room’ to support construction workers

Suicide prevention charity MATES in Construction NZ has launched an online Lunch Room to support construction workers during the COVID-19 lockdown. place, but the participants will find the atmosphere relaxing.” MATES in Construction is a charitable organisation formed in Australia in 2008. Kāinga Ora signed a

Future looks bright again thanks to new home

For Amye, her new Kāinga Ora home in Dunedin means she can live her life how she wants and get back to what she loves doing – working. much of her twenties working in Australia, but her life took an unexpected turn when she moved to Mosgiel to support her sister and niece through some personal

Renting a home

Tips for getting started if you would like to apply for social housing, including a Kāinga Ora home. to apply visit https://check.msd.govt.nz/services/emergency-housing (external link) Quick view of who does what Social housing application process overview [PDF, 93 KB]  

Tenant home ownership

If you are currently a Kāinga Ora tenant, you may be eligible for a grant to go towards purchasing the home you’re living in. the Tenant Home Ownership grant application form [PDF, 378 KB] as part of your application to purchase the property you currently live in. Once completed you can

Family of seven settled in Kauri Place, Hastings

After living in three small motel rooms for nearly three years, Petelo, Marie and their five children are loving life in Kāinga Ora’s new housing development in Kauri Place. sometimes fighting.” Petelo and Marie moved from Samoa to New Zealand in 2016. “We moved in with my sister. When she moved to Australia we stayed in the house

New homes and new ways to connect with Kāinga Ora in Timaru and Invercargill

Kāinga Ora is planning to deliver a number of new homes in Timaru and Invercargill over the next two years, with multiple developments set to boost the supply of public housing across the two areas. for our development at Grey Road, Timaru has also continued to progress with a site layout design for up to 50 homes now refined, and consent applications

A new home brings new opportunities

Jack’s new home at a Kāinga Ora complex in New Plymouth has been life-changing in more ways than one. As well as having a stable place to call home, the complex’s community room has become the perfect place for Jack to focus on his future and take up new opportunities. opportunities for his future. “She helped me with my application for a full driver’s licence and her encouragement and support were exactly what I needed. It’s the

Having a pet

We welcome pets in Kāinga Ora homes. We just ask that you care for them responsibly and follow a few simple rules. , or livestock, you don’t need to complete a new consent form.  Application to have a pet [DOCX, 72 KB] . Watch below to see what’s good to know if you want

Privacy Notice

This privacy notice explains how Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities looks after your personal information. of proceedings before a court or tribunal, for example, to support an application to the Tenancy Tribunal to prevent or lessen a serious threat to someone’s

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