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• Adventuring guinea pig inspires childhood tale

  Nelson author Caroline’s special childhood friend, Norman Guinea Pig, is living on in the pages of a children’s book she has written in her retirement. guinea pig did. “Norman was lost for 3 months and we found him in a culvert on the farm,” Caroline says. Caroline, who worked in hospitality before retirement

• Kāinga Ora invests in Tauranga

  Approximately 1,000 more new homes are likely to be built in Tauranga over the coming years due to the acquisition of a 95.3 hectare site by Kāinga Ora. trusted partner for SmartGrowth and the purchase of Ferncliffe Farm is a strategic move for the partnership, unlocking development and increasing housing supply

• National Volunteer Week – shining a light on our volunteer superstars

  It’s National Volunteer Week in Aotearoa and we’re putting the spotlight on some of our incredible customers who share their skills, expertise and time with others to help make their communities great places to live.
  Check out just some of these great stories below out more here: Otago woman crafts a life of kindness and caring Kerry from Porirua –   About 20 years ago, Kerry started volunteering for the Salvation

• New homes create a community of more than just neighbours

  A Kāinga Ora home can mean so much more than just a roof over someone’s head. to it being sold. “After needing to move from my old home, I went to living in a horrible small hut on a farm for three months and then to a portacom at a

• Zita gifts taonga to welcome new neighbours

  When nine newly built homes were blessed in Rutherford Road Napier recently, a very special guest turned up to welcome the families who were moving into the neighbourhood. have also lived there a long time, so looking after each other is a way of life. When I saw the new homes in the street were finished and new families were

• 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. under Kabonye’s eager green thumb. Growing food is in Kabonye’s blood, having grown up on a farm in the Democratic Republic of Congo where her family lived on

• Waste not want not approach at heart of Neil’s good deeds

  When Neil was growing up on a farm in Golden Bay, his parents instilled in him a core value: re-use anything you can and try not to let anything go to waste. connect their unwanted items with someone who can give them a new lease on life. “I just love helping people…it keeps me going,” he says. Neil is so well-known

• A safe haven for a Tauranga mum and daughters

  “It feels like a safe haven for us” says mum of two Chevelle, who earlier this year moved into a new Kāinga Ora home in Tauranga. new two-bedroom home with fenced outdoor area has been life-changing for Chevelle’s children, 10 and three. “The kids are happier, they can hang out in their own

• 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. for community organisations, for most of his life, receiving many awards in recognition of this work. He is continuing to give back to the community. Earlier

• A stable home for Jamie after 60 years

  Jamie from Palmerston North knows better than anyone what a difference a stable home can make. Working as a truck driver for years, Jamie spent his life on the road, living mainly in the back of his truck, in motels and at depot parking. When the company