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Conserving water at work and at home

It’s great to enjoy the warmer weather at this time of year but it also means the demand for water rises just like the temperature does. week with the highest being 568 million litres of water on Wednesday, February 19. If businesses and residential users continue to use more and more water on

Kindness and kebabs: Bangash feeds those in need

Zuhaib Abbas Bangash arrived in New Zealand from Pakistan in 2013 with little more than a handful of clothes and a dream to create a safer life for his children. Bangash. “After few days of my first arrival in Aotearoa, I encountered peace and felt that New Zealand is a safe place to live. So I decided to take a chance to

Public housing renovations at record levels

New Zealand’s older public homes are being renovated in record numbers as Kāinga Ora undertakes one of the biggest housing renewal programmes the country has seen. providing public houses to people in need. “Some of our homes date back to the early days of public housing. They have been great homes, but they were designed for a

A home to help the healing

After a tough year fighting cancer, Jean is overjoyed to have recently moved into a new five-bedroom home in Rotorua with her children. a local petrol station three days a week in customer service, adding “the cancer doesn’t take away my bills or my responsibilities.” Jean and her whānau were

Carpentry student starts big through scholarship scheme

Montell is learning on the job of a flagship development in Auckland and loving every minute of it. Community Lane, two days a week. He is mentored by Maxum Alexander and Sharn Buchanan from Certa Construction (one of CMP Construction’s subcontractors). He studies

Ripeka, 71, is a real-life fitness influencer

Whaea Ripeka doesn’t need social media to gain a following, her mana is such that young people follow her wherever she goes. the city pool where she swims four days a week. “I take the young ones under my wing,” says Ripeka. “I see potential in them, and I want to encourage them to

Ninety new homes for Kiwis – every week

Thousands of families and individuals have moved into a new Kāinga Ora home in the past year, with approximately 4,800 state homes expected to be delivered by 30 June 2024. That’s an average of around 90 new homes for New Zealanders in need every week. Additionally, there are around 4,000 new Kāinga Ora homes expected to be

WelTec students building skills, homes and futures

Four Whanganui families will soon get the keys to new homes in Harper Street and Puriri Street that were built for them by Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) students preparing for jobs in the construction industry. for four days a week, for about 30 weeks. They were responsible for building all aspects of the homes, from the floor and wall framing to erecting the roof

Dave’s toy-making skills bring a spark of joy

For the past two years, wooden toys carefully created in Dave’s North Canterbury home workshop have brightened up the lives of kids in need. . Kāinga Ora maintenance partners complete more than half a million maintenance jobs a year – roughly one every minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In Dave’s

Design Review Panel

Earlier this year, our Urban Design Panels team asked for feedback on improving the effectiveness of our Design Review process by surveying a range of our builder partners. touch about four weeks prior to your preferred date. In order to take advantage of the streamlined process, , you need to apply for a pre-app number with

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