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  • Kāinga Ora to assess Auckland Light Rail Urban Development Project

    Update 22 August 2023: The Minister of Housing and Urban Development and the Minister of Finance have jointly directed Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities to stop its assessment of the Auckland Light Rail project as a potential SDP. Auckland,” she says. “Given this, we will take the time to carefully consider how the project assessment is best approached. “We look forward to sharing more about

  • 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. neighbourhood. Best small space – Mark, Grey Lynn, Auckland We were completely blown away by how Mark transformed a small outdoor area at his apartment complex into

  • Crafty savings tips mixed in with craft-making

    When Palema and other members of Mo’ui Feinga Kihe Lelei get together for an evening of weaving and craftmaking, they’re also crafting a better future for themselves. themselves and their families through careful budgeting and saving. Palema started Mo’ui Feinga Kihe Lelei (Strive for the Best) 11 years ago after her father

  • Bathroom pods: an OSM way to build better homes faster

    It sounds a little like how you might put together your child’s doll house – an entire bathroom, complete with toilet, shower, basin and encased in lined walls and timber framing, to be slotted neatly into its rightful place in the home. warm, dry homes in Auckland. This initiative forms part of a research and development programme that could further advance the capabilities of Kāinga Ora as New

  • Te Ara Awataha wins big at prestigious engineering awards

    The work to rejuvenate a greenway in Northcote, Auckland, has been recognised at this year’s Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) NZ 2023 Asset Management Excellence Awards, with the project team taking home three awards. Te Ara Awataha project was awarded the Excellence in Water, Best Infrastructure Project over $5 million and Asset Management Excellence Supreme Award at the

  • Kāinga Ora and Callaghan Innovation partner to transform construction through innovation

    Combining expertise and resources, Kāinga Ora and Callaghan Innovation aim to support commercial success stories for some of the country’s most enterprising construction businesses. opportunity to collaborate with industry players at the Auckland workshop. "It was refreshing to hear the desire from Kāinga Ora to connect with the industry

  • Ramping up offsite manufactured builds

    As we look to increase off-site manufactured (OSM) builds within Kāinga Ora housing developments, we’re investigating the capacity of OSM suppliers around New Zealand to supply this type of home at scale. homes, at a faster rate, and with the best possible outcomes for people, communities, and the construction industry. Off-site manufacturing (OSM) is one build

  • Housing Delivery System project

    Kāinga Ora is undertaking the biggest public build programme in decades.

    Our Housing Delivery System (HDS) is what we’re calling a new way of planning and building houses to deliver much needed, quality homes for whānau faster and at a lower cost. schedule work more efficiently and make best use of resources. This methodical approach means homes can be planned, designed and delivered in a more

  • Downsizing no barrier to creating supreme garden

    In just over a year, Auckland customer Lagi has transformed the outside of her Kāinga Ora home into an oasis of hibiscus and Christmas lilies. , tomatoes and strawberries.  Best Edible garden – Adele, Auckland   We were highly impressed with not only how Adele has managed to use her garden as her

  • It takes a village – locals get behind community space

    What started as an empty grass area with a small, shared pātaka kai and a community bookshelf is now a vibrant communal space with its own stage and a custom-designed mural, thanks to enthusiastic Glenavon locals. The area between Miranda St, Umbriel Lane and Ruahine St in Auckland’s Blockhouse Bay now also boasts a nature trail, a bike and scooter track, a four-square