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  • Tinna’s whimsical garden filling hearts – and tummies

    Everyone needs a sanctuary – a place to retreat to when life gets tough. For Christchurch mum Tinna, her sanctuary is the garden she has lovingly created at her Kāinga Ora home, Bush Cottage. lay for gluten-free bread for her son, who has severe food allergies. Tinna loves bartering her fresh produce for things she needs and wishes more people did

  • Kāinga Ora site helps with eradicating pests in Wellington

    With ground investigation starting on Kāinga Ora’s Arlington site, we had a stack of old fence palings needing a new home. Instead of sending them to the landfill, Kāinga Ora worked alongside a local Predator Free group and civils partner McKee Fehl to repurpose the palings. Over

  • 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. – in free kebabs!  Every Sunday, Bangash feeds hundreds of people in need from two of his busy kebab shops in Glen Eden and Glenfield. Bangash’s passion for

  • Successful Glendowie salvage day

    A recent community salvage day in the east Auckland suburb of Glendowie was a huge success for everyone involved – Kāinga Ora, our deconstruction partner Green Way and the local community. of locals who need them.” Ovens, heaters, heat pumps, curtains, kitchen units, stainless steel benches, tapware and 200 sqm of insulation were free for families

  • Creating a sense of whānau for the whole neighbourhood

    Tāmaki Makaurau customer Jacqui is legendary in her West Auckland community. As well as caring for her six – soon to be seven children – she spends much of her time volunteering at the Glenavon Community Hub near her Kāinga Ora home. ; Making Ends Meet, a ‘free shop’ of donated clothing and household items; and free workshops in te reo Māori and tikanga. And Jacqui plays a key role in all of

  • Budgeting tips

    Find tips and tools to help with budgeting, saving and preparing for unexpected costs. advice, we can take the effort out of looking after our finances. Budgeting tools and templates Sorted budgeting tool This free online tool will guide you through

  • Making cooking a breeze – Whanganui community gets inspired to eat well on a budget

    From busy lives to raising a family, many people struggle to find the time or inspiration to cook healthy, nutritious meals within a budget for themselves and their whānau. It was this that led Kāinga Ora and UCOL | Te Pūkenga to join forces and organise a free cooking class for the Whanganui community, including Kāinga Ora

  • Tenancy agreement

    Your tenancy agreement is a legal document. It tells you what you should expect from us and what we expect from you. way to escape from a fire, making sure: escape routes are kept clear (items aren't stored in stairwells and passage ways) fire exit doors are free of obstacles

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  • Housing styles

    Kāinga Ora’s focus on building new homes means that we’re deploying a variety of housing styles and sizes to make best use of our land holdings, meet contemporary demographic demand and ensure those most in need are housed appropriately. -alone A stand-alone home is a free-standing residential building. It is sometimes referred to as a single-family home, as opposed to a multi-family residential

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