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A home to help the healing

After a tough year fighting cancer, Jean is overjoyed to have recently moved into a new five-bedroom home in Rotorua with her children. for me to help out there. I’ve been able to give back even with my illness and be around good people who have no judgement.” The busy Mum also works part-time at

COVID-19 - contact types, help with essential costs and supporting your workers

MSD and the COVID-19 team explain more about the types of contacts, how to get help with essential costs through Work and Income, and how you can support your workers with a range of financial support that is available. with. For more information go to Covid19.govt.nz (external link) Help with essential costs If you can’t work at the moment, have lost your job, or are working

Local agencies help each other to home whānau before christmas

With Hasting’s new social housing build programme in full swing, it was satisfying to see 14 more homes ready for whānau to move into the week before Christmas. This is great news especially for families who have been living in emergency housing. -Source are ready to help families overcome this challenge. Re-Source is a Hawke’s Bay not-for-profit focused on rehoming, reusing and repurposing pre-loved resources

Budgeting tips

Find tips and tools to help with budgeting, saving and preparing for unexpected costs. Managing our money can be tricky – there’s a lot for us to think about, but creating a simple budget can help make things easier. No matter what situation

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. what it’s all about. Some go on to volunteer with us, and we love having that help and the chance to get to know each other.” So, what exactly happens at the hub

Kāinga Ora backs suicide prevention initiative

Kāinga Ora will Fly the Flag in the name of positive mental health this month. to get help when they need it.” The construction sector has the highest proportion of suicides across all industries in New Zealand. Kāinga Ora has been

SBS Bank partners with Kāinga Ora to help first home buyers

First home buyers will have more opportunities to access the shared ownership scheme First Home Partner, following a new partnership announced today between Kāinga Ora and SBS Bank. Ownership Products, says the SBS partnership supports Kāinga Ora to continue helping first home buyers to overcome the deposit barrier. “We are excited to

Shedding light on solar panels

A new trial will help our customers’ energy bills, and increase sustainability outcomes for our homes. To help our customers that may be experiencing energy hardship, Kāinga Ora has begun to trial solar panels on selected homes across the country. The benefits

Fixing flood-damaged homes new priority

With the floodwater receding, Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities is gearing up to repair its flood-damaged Auckland houses as quickly as possible so customers can return to their homes. "Our immediate focus after the floods was checking on the safety and wellbeing of our customers and connecting them with the right agencies to help them with

Community comes together to celebrate momentous occasion

It was a time of celebration in Tauranga when our customer Sylvia recently celebrated her 100th birthday. A small party was held in her garden with a banquet of sweet and savoury treats and decorations displayed across the marquee. Her closest neighbours and friends were invited to come along to help celebrate the momentous occasion. Sylvia says she is close with her next-door neighbours

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