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  • Healthier homes under Homestar

    A new standard in public housing is already helping tenants save money on power bills and providing warmer, healthier homes. Kāinga Ora has actively stepped into the global green building movement by committing all its new homes will be built to 6 Homestar standard. This means homes

  • Government announcement; Healthy Homes, meth regulations and property management regulations

    Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods has announced a suite of initiatives to assist both tenants and landlords across the rental sector. Healthy Homes Standards compliance timeframes The Government is extending the Healthy Homes Standards compliance timeframes for private landlords, Kāinga Ora

  • More than 67,000 Kāinga Ora homes now meet Healthy Homes Standards

    As we reach the end of our Healthy Homes delivery programme, 67,535 Kāinga Ora homes now meet Healthy Homes Standards, equating to 99.8% of our tenanted homes required to comply. Healthy Homes Standards were introduced in 2019 to help ensure the quality of all tenanted rental homes throughout New Zealand meet minimum standards for

  • Our Programmes

    Kāinga Ora has programmes to help our tenants find out how to keep homes warm, well-ventilated and as dry as possible. known as the Healthy Homes Initiatives, we prioritise maintenance work and improvements including updates to meet the Government’s Healthy Homes Standards

  • New homes for Gisborne from trade academies

    Six brand new, healthy homes built by three trade academies have arrived at Kāinga Ora sites in Gisborne. give their best. “Knowing that a whānau now has access to a warm, dry and healthy home because of their māhi, makes them, and us very proud. This academy

  • Transforming how we maintain and care for our homes

    To provide warm, dry and healthy homes in a financially sustainable way, we are transforming how we upgrade our older homes and maintain our portfolio of over 75,000 properties. the retrofitting of our older homes, we undertake renovations which adds another 50 years to its life, providing healthier homes. New operating models and system

  • First public housing delivered in New Plymouth in two years

    Kāinga Ora has completed the first 5 of 20 homes on Wrantage and Holford Street in New Plymouth. These new warm, dry homes are a significant milestone as they are the first public housing delivered in New Plymouth in two years. homes to suit individuals and families. Additionally all of the new homes meet healthy homes standards and are fully insulated, with carpets, curtains, and

  • New homes for New Plymouth

    To help meet the need for more homes for people in New Plymouth, Kāinga Ora is seeking feedback on proposals to build new state houses in New Plymouth. The proposals will be shared at a series of community drop-in sessions starting on Tuesday 21 February. Our early plans suggest we could replace around 40 older homes across our larger sites with well over 100 new warm, dry and healthy homes across New Plymouth

  • 12 new state homes delivered at Naenae

    There is more public housing for more people and whānau in the Hutt Valley after Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities delivered 12 new, warm, dry and healthy homes at Naenae, Wellington. of Kāinga Ora’s work to make our homes warmer, drier and healthier, our Retrofit programme has also seen a further 125 homes in the Hutt Valley upgraded last

  • Eleven new homes for Fairfield, Hamilton

    Kāinga Ora has reached a significant milestone in the Ross Crescent development. The first Ten of 16 modern, warm, and healthy homes are now ready to welcome families in Fairfield, Hamilton. strong community connections. Mark Rawson, Regional Director Waikato of Kāinga Ora, says the completion of the first 10 homes in the Ross Crescent development is a

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