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  • Home reno adds to Nelson couple’s festive cheer

    Ivy and Glynn are loving having a morning cuppa on their deck in the summer sunshine since returning to their newly renovated Kāinga Ora home in Nelson. The couple has moved back into their one-bedroom home in Nelson in time for the festive season, after almost four months temporarily living in another Kāinga

  • Having a pet

    Kāinga Ora supports tenants having pets - but it’s important to be a responsible pet owner and get our consent first. Getting consent helps us check that your home is suitable for the type of pet you’d like to keep and that everything complies with council bylaws and other

  • 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. , allowing for a longer growing season and better conditions for the plants and roots. We thought this was genius and deserving of our water-wise category win!

  • 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. Kāinga Ora has been working with MATES since earlier this year to help improve the mental health of workers at Kāinga Ora building sites. MATES in Construction

  • Proud to call Castor Crescent Home

    53 new homes have been completed on the Castor Crescent site in eastern Porirua, as part of the Kāinga Ora, Porirua Development project. When redevelopment work began on Castor Crescent, Toni never imagined that her whānau of three would be moving into a brand new home. “In July I received a

  • New Champion Street homes delivered in eastern Porirua

    Earlier this week marked the completion of 14 new one-bedroom homes in Champion Street, Cannons Creek, with a small official blessing attended by Ngāti Toa Rangatira kaumatua Taku Parai. completed this year in Cannons Creek, following the completion of 10 new homes in Castor Crescent in July. “We’re also looking forward to the next two lots in

  • I never thought I’d need help with housing

    When a house fire left Ngarangi and her grandchildren with nothing, they found Kāinga Ora was there to help them start over. Ngarangi had her hands full raising five moko (grandchildren) when disaster struck. The whānau were at a wedding when she received a call to say her home in Mt

  • Kāinga Ora helping keen Kiwis into trades

    Kāinga Ora is helping dozens of Kiwis into trades, thanks to its apprenticeship programme. 1 News last night cast the spotlight on the growing number of Kiwis upping tools, particularly women, Māori and Pasifika. The news team visited Team 1’s

  • Locals lap up Stone Soup event

    A local Whanganui community event with close ties to Kāinga Ora has been connecting the community for more than 12 years. the big guy in red.” Other activities included games, a bouncy castle and a mobile library. The day ended with a community kōrero, an opportunity for anyone to raise or discuss a topic of interest.

  • A place for community connection

    More than a year since it first opened its doors, a dedicated community space in Nelson is helping locals to foster connections and creating opportunities for them to support and uplift one another. Tuia te Hapori, which means to ‘sew/bind the community’, is the result of a collaborative effort between Kāinga Ora, Whakatū Te Korowai Manaakitanga Trust, New

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