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  • 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. Contacts may also be identified via the Bluetooth function in the NZ COVID Tracer app; they would receive an orange notification stating that they are a ‘Close

  • KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal

    If you have been a member of KiwiSaver for at least 3 years, you may be able to make a withdrawal from your savings to put towards buying your first home. Home Ownership holiday hours The Home Ownership team will be out of the office over the holiday period, from 12pm Wednesday, 24 December 2025, returning 8am on

  • Responses to OIA requests

    This page provides responses to selected Official Information Act (OIA) requests. This includes OIA's on topics of public interest and/or useful research purposes. March 2025 - Developments in Natural Hazards Area [PDF, 292 KB] 19 March 2023 - Fleet Optimisation [PDF, 183 KB] 17 March 2025 - Contract extension for CEO [PDF

  • Kāinga Ora scores two wins in Australasian Housing Institute Awards

    Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities has scooped two awards in the New Zealand section of the 2021 Australasian Housing Institute Awards (AHI). These awards were for our COVID-19 response in 2020 and for Te Mahi Ngatahi Maintenance Contract. winners across the Australian states for the overall Australasian awards held in Melbourne in March 2022. Kāinga Ora took out the two categories of Excellence in

  • Holidays Act Payments

    have led to some current and former employees receiving incorrect payments under the Holidays Act 2003 (the Act). We've completed this work and became

  • Budgeting tips

    Find tips and tools to help with budgeting, saving and preparing for unexpected costs. . Break down your budget to allow for gifts, decorations, food, drink and entertainment. Keep track of your spending in the months leading up to the holidays. Join

  • First Home Loan

    A First Home Loan can make it easier for you to get into your first home by lowering the required deposit to 5%. Home Ownership holiday hours The Home Ownership team will be out of the office over the holiday period, from 12pm Wednesday, 24 December 2025, returning 8am on

  • Cadetship paving way for young women in construction

    It’s not often you find high school students willing to give up their school holidays to do work experience, but for Sisilia, a young woman from Mangere, the decision was easy. , while encouraging employment and providing a positive activity for the school holidays. “My first cadetship during term 2 was daunting,” said Sisilia. “I was shy

  • A new leash on life for four-legged friends in Māngere

    Pets can help to make a house a home. They are great companions and an important part of some whanau, which is why Kāinga Ora is a pet-friendly landlord.  support made, helping make life a little easier heading into the holiday season,” Suzy said.   Auckland Council’s Team Leader of Animal Management Carly said

  • New homes and new ways to connect with Kāinga Ora in Timaru and Invercargill

    Kāinga Ora is planning to deliver a number of new homes in Timaru and Invercargill over the next two years, with multiple developments set to boost the supply of public housing across the two areas. Invercargill this weekend at: Multicultural Aoraki Festival on Saturday 2 March at 32 Arthur St, Timaru and South Alive Children’s Day on Sunday 3 March at

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