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Thrift and connection – Diana inspires her neighbours

Avid knitter Diana has discovered an innovative way to use discarded plastic - she knits it into eye-catching bags and phone cases, which she gifts and sells within her community. “It’s a way of using materials like bread bags or old supermarket bags that would otherwise be in landfill and giving them a new lease of life. It brings me

Matt Crockett appointed as new Kāinga Ora Chief Executive

The Kāinga Ora Board has appointed Matt Crockett as its new Chief Executive. in the telecommunications and building products industries. Board Chair Simon Moutter confirmed Mr Crockett is joining the organisation for 12 months to assist

Kāinga Ora solar programme awarded for breaking new ground

The award-winning Kāinga Ora renewable energy programme is leaving a legacy for both social housing customers and New Zealand’s electricity market. Winners of Energy Project of the Year at the 2024 NZ Energy Excellence Awards, the programme is responsible for installing solar panels on hundreds of social

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. Over 500 people and 23 community groups joined Kāinga Ora, Piritahi, build partners, mana whenua, and members of the local board in celebration of the new

New Porirua homes for Christmas

Porirua families will be in new homes before Christmas with the opening on 14 December of 29 new state homes at Kāinga Ora’s Castor Crescent development in Cannon’s Creek. regeneration project that Kāinga Ora is embarking on with Porirua City Council and Ngāti Toa Rangatira, the Regeneration Board (Te Pae) and the eastern Porirua community

Responses to OIA requests

This page provides responses to selected Official Information Act (OIA) requests. This includes OIA's on topics of public interest and/or useful research purposes. , 320 KB] 5 August 2025 - Retrofit Properties in Northland 5 years spending [PDF, 295 KB] 5 August 2025 - Retrofit Properties in Northland 5 years spending revised

Kāinga Ora wins Safe 365 Supreme Award

Kāinga Ora’s Health and Safety systems and processes have been recognised with winning both the Supreme and Best Large Enterprise categories in the Safest Places to Work Awards at the 2019 SAFE365 Awards. ://www.safe365global.com/nz (external link) https://www.safe365.co.nz/news/2019-safest-place-to-work-awards-announced/ (external link)  

Fences

If you are a private home owner living next door to a Kāinga Ora property and you are thinking about building a fence along the boundary, you must discuss this with us. Kāinga Ora may be able to help with costs, too. grade to NZS 3631, H4 treated for ground contact timbers. Fences to 1.2 metres in height Posts: 100mm x 75 mm, 600mm minimum, set in concrete. Rails: Two rails

New Northcote homes just the ticket

A couple of our customers had some rather special visitors recently. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Housing Minister Megan Woods, MP for Northcote Shanan Halbert, and some of our staff, popped by for a chat about their new homes in the Northcote Development. well as  Roskill Development (external link) .   L-R: Kāinga Ora Board Chair Vui Mark Gosche, Tenancy Manager Lincoln, Housing Minister Megan

Upgrades for more homes through Retrofit Programme

The Prime Minister and Associate Housing Minister Kris Faafoi visited one of our homes being upgraded through our Retrofit Programme. homes. The programme is an investment of $500mil and will see 1,500 homes across the country upgraded over the next two years. This is a significant investment

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