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  • Unlocking housing opportunities in southwest Christchurch

    A parcel of vacant land owned by Kāinga Ora in southwest Christchurch has been sold to an iwi-owned development company, which intends to use it for residential land development. creates an opportunity for others to progress much-needed housing in a growing part of Christchurch, while reducing ongoing holdings costs for Kainga Ora. “We

  • Love of Sāmoan language leads to lifetime of helping

    When Tiresa was growing up, she wanted nothing more than to keep her first language, Sāmoan, alive. The Kāinga Ora customer arrived in Christchurch from Sāmoa with her family when she was three months old and spent her childhood wanting to speak the language

  • New Kāinga Ora housing complex offers unique solar technology

    Kāinga Ora has completed a new 20-unit development in Christchurch that features solar technology expected to result in significantly lower power bills for people living there. in Christchurch. The complex also includes a heat recovery system, which will help to reduce heatpump costs in each unit, and has an 8-Homestar rating, which means it has

  • New home and city brings new lease of life

    Almost a year after moving into his new Christchurch home, Alex is still counting his blessings. Alex, who lives with a head injury after a work incident, moved from Dunedin to Christchurch last year in need of a fresh start. “Moving here has literally

  • Christchurch customers connect over kai

    Fried rice and pita bread pizzas were just some of the culinary delights on the menu when tenants at a Kāinga Ora complex in Christchurch took part in a free course that offers tips on how to cook on a budget. Resources to run its Christchurch-based ‘Money and Kai’ programme, which focuses on things such as menu planning and easy meal preparation. Christchurch tenant Colin

  • Kai goes down well at Christchurch school

    A community breakfast club catered for about 200 school kids recently with Kāinga Ora staff again helping out. The Northcote School Community Breakfast Club was established in 2018 and Kāinga Ora Tenancy Manager Alyssa, who manages homes in the community, has been

  • Connections with communities

    Partnering our tenants with local services and their wider community is an important function of Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. The value of ensuring our tenants are given the tools and connections to live well in their homes is immeasurable. A great example of this in practice is the Eveleyn Couzins complex in the Christchurch suburb of Richmond,  where staff, tenants and local stakeholders

  • Boosting the supply of affordable housing in Christchurch

    Housing Minister, Hon Megan Woods, has announced the purchase of 66a Quaifes Road in Halswell, Christchurch. The 36,800m2 parcel of land has been purchased as part of a Kāinga Ora urban development programme, which aims to provide a range of housing options

  • Life’s challenges no match for an independent spirit

    Life has thrown Lydia its fair share of challenges, but that hasn’t stopped her living it the way she wants to. . Lydia travelled to Christchurch for surgery to remove the tumour, but unfortunately during the operation she suffered a life-changing stroke. “All of a sudden, I

  • ‘Auntie’ Faith’s fast fingers fly through the knitting

    Every winter, kids at Motueka primary schools are toasty warm thanks to Faith’s speedy knitting skills. . She taught me how to knit, although Mum was a good knitter too. I was at school in Addington in Christchurch and Mum and I would go and buy skeins of wool. I