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Māori home ownership prioritised through Housing Foundation partnership in Mangere

Kāinga Ora are thrilled to partner with New Zealand Housing Foundation (Housing Foundation) to deliver affordable homes for Māori whānau in Mangere West. For over twenty years, New Zealand Housing Foundation has helped hundreds of families into home ownership. homeownership isn’t new for the Housing Foundation, it is something they are well known for explains Housing Foundation General Manager of Strategy and Operations, Russell

Hastings Church removed to make way for social housing

We have purchased the church site on Queens Street East in Parkvale, Hastings. The Presbyterian Church are keen to see the expansive site used for social housing. .” Removal of the church building and outbuildings will begin from 10 June, 2024. Anyone interested in the stained glass windows or other parts of the church should contact Stefan Christie at Central Demolition stefan@centraldemolition.co.nz  

Debbie takes community mindedness to the next level

As soon as you meet Debbie, her passion for helping others is clear. Over the years, Debbie has volunteered her time and skills to help others in her community – something she has always been inspired to do. do that,” says Debbie. One of the ways Debbie gives back is by running a food bank, C3 Cares, through her church. In fact, if you visit Debbie on a weekday

Noa lands national award for leadership

We are so proud of kaimahi Noa who has been named Young Leader of the Year | Te Tohu mō te Kaiārahi Rangatahi o te Tau in the Te Hāpai Hapori | Spirit of Service Awards. colleagues and her church. “Although the award has my name on it, I see it as an award for all the amazing people contributing to this programme. Whether it was

Fresh vegetables from home on Kabonye’s Christmas menu

Kabonye has only lived in her Kāinga Ora home for a month, but her flourishing vegetable garden suggests otherwise. says. “I am so happy to be here.” On Christmas Day, after attending church in the morning, Kabonye and her children will return to their new home for music and a

Kaliopasi family enjoy a new home for Christmas

Last week nine members of the Kaliopasi family moved into a new five-bedroom home that was built by students at Unitec in Auckland under a trade academy partnership with Kāinga Ora. The 143sqm home was trucked to Gisborne earlier this year. On Friday (9 December 2022) Wesley Methodist Church Pastor Sione Kaliopasi gathered his wider family around and along with local kaumatua Tei Nohotima blessed

‘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

Family foundation remains strong in Mangere after 50 years

When Karameri greets you at her front door, you automatically feel a part of her whānau as she welcomes you into her lounge adorned with photographs of her children and mokopuna. community and wider local community for many years running community programmes at the Pukapukan community centre, as well as leaders at their local church. "Mum used

New homes change lives of two large Hastings families

Tears are very close to the surface this Christmas for mum of six Paula. Her eyes glaze over when she thinks about the phone call she received from Kāinga Ora saying they had a 4 bedroom home in Hastings she could move into. Christmas,“ says Paula. “It was such an exciting day. The house is just beautiful. For a few years I had all my furniture in a storage shed. But because it has

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