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The room to reflect

It’s close to 12-months since Tony and his beloved dog Keeber moved into their brand new Kāinga Ora home in Northland. As the milestone approaches, Tony reflects on how his life has changed, and the room he credits with creating a community. “What’s not to love?” Tony asks as he admires the green outlook of the nearby park. “I feel blessed to be here. My home, the park, being surrounded by nature

Locals lap up Stone Soup event

A local Whanganui community event with close ties to Kāinga Ora has been connecting the community for more than 12 years. community, usually a hangi. The first hangi for the event was prepared in the back yard of a vacant Kāinga Ora home across from the park. More recently, the local

Wastewater upgrade prevents sewage flowing into harbour

less visible to park goers. Rubbish, including trollies, was removed from the park and stream, and 1.8km of tracks were resurfaced, making them easier to access

100,000 native plants to help grow local careers

Over the next three years the Environmental Cadetship programme will help local residents from eastern Porirua gain valuable qualifications and on-the-job training, whilst seeing more than 100,000 native plants planted through Bothamley and Cannons Creek parks. Environmental Cadetship Programme The recent removal of non-indigenous pine trees from two local parks (Bothamley and Cannons Creek Park) to enable Te Rā Nui to

Kevin’s journey: from living in his car to giving back to his community

When Kevin was living in his car, watching an apartment complex rise across the road, he never imagined he’d one day call it home or become the go-to guy for his neighbours. sleeping in a supermarket car park right across from the building site that would become his home. “It was alright living in my car - interesting the things

Kāinga Ora urban development keeps on delivering

New roads, pipes and streetlights have paved the way for thousands of new homes in neighbourhoods across Auckland and in eastern Porirua, as large-scale urban developments led by Kāinga Ora hit new milestones. private homes, as well as safeguarding neighbourhoods from severe weather events and delivering popular public amenity. Kāinga Ora is driving a housing density shift

Major milestone for Auckland large-scale development

Residents in the Auckland suburb of Northcote now have access to better roads, new parks and public spaces following completion of extensive civil infrastructure works at the Kāinga Ora development. over 6.6km of stormwater piping and daylighting streams, helping to safeguard homes from future severe weather events. Current and future residents can also

Wellington’s largest residential development site reaches major milestone

Kāinga Ora and its partners are celebrating a significant milestone with the completion of civils and infrastructure works at the Esk site in Te Rā Nui – Eastern Porirua Development. neighbourhood from future severe weather events and, importantly, protecting te taiao (the environment). “This hasn’t always been easy. The size of the

Parks and amenities benefit residents and builders at Hobsonville Point

Giving communities early access to amenities like parks, walkways and public artwork as part of new developments helps enhance wellbeing and land value overall, a new report on the Hobsonville Point development has found. greenfields developments. The report found residents place a high value on social amenity like parks, schools, walkways and public artwork, and by providing these at an

Old friends, new homes

Cadness Road resident John is quick to share his thoughts when asked about his new Kāinga Ora apartment in the Auckland suburb of Northcote. my needs. The open plan design makes it easy to move around, and the thermal curtains and double glazing help keep me warm.” Located just across the road from a

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