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  • Housing Acceleration Fund to increase supply of homes

    The Government today announced its Housing Acceleration Fund to help increase the supply of houses and improve affordability for home buyers and renters. ;(First Home Grants and Loans) income and house price caps for both new and existing properties in some locations, to enable more first home buyers to purchase homes

  • Budget 2022: Changes announced for first home products

    The Government has today announced changes to some of the home ownership products administered by Kāinga Ora, enabling more New Zealanders to access support to purchase their first home. The changes were announced as part of Budget 2022, and involve the First Home Grant, First Home Loan and the Kāinga Whenua Loan scheme. House price caps for

  • What’s in a name?

    A group of Christchurch residents will name their complex, an idea formed to help continue building community spirit. Grant loves his Phillipstown home. It’s warm, modern, and he and wife Lorraine “get on so well with neighbours” in the 18-unit complex. “I wouldn’t move from

  • Changes announced for home ownership products

    The Government has today announced changes to some of the home ownership products and programmes administered by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. First Home Grant house price caps will be updated in several areas throughout the country to align with current market values. The minimum First Home Grant

  • Tenant home ownership

    If you are currently a Kāinga Ora tenant, you may be eligible for a grant to go towards purchasing the home you’re living in. important to note that not all properties will be made available for sale. Tenant Home Ownership grant The Tenant Home Ownership grant is a gift of 10% of the

  • 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. Grant Hawthorne, Kāinga Ora Waste Programme Project Manager, says a number of locals were waiting patiently with trailers when the event opened at 8am. “It was

  • Young mum’s home ownership dreams come true

    For Maddy, a Dunedin neonatal nurse and mother of two, owning a home and providing a stable base for her young family has been a long-held goal. property ladder. “I was able to get a First Home Grant that boosted my deposit and meant I could get a First Home Loan that only needed a 5% deposit.’’ After

  • Kāinga Whenua Loans for individuals

    The Kāinga Whenua Loan is an opportunity for Māori to build, purchase or relocate a house on multiply-owned Māori land. page 8 of the Kāinga Whenua Loan booklet [PDF, 1.6 MB] . Build requirements Under the Kāinga Whenua Loan Agreement, the borrower grants a security interest in

  • Finalists in the 2020 New Zealand CFO Awards

    Our Finance team were finalists in three categories at the 2020 New Zealand CFO Awards. Morton, Louise Cameron, Matthew Needham, Simon Floris, Greg Simpson, Grant Campbell, Sam Direen, Claire Lewis, Tony Murray.

  • Old flames: Kāinga Ora partnership with Fire and Emergency NZ going strong

    A house fire can be devastating and at worst, deadly. To help reduce the risk of fires in our homes, we’ve joined forces with Fire and Emergency New Zealand. , or MOU. It guides how both agencies will work closely and collaboratively on ways to keep our customers and homes safe from fire. Grant McNeil, Manager

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