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  • 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%. Changes are coming to the First Home Loan insurance premium - 22 May 2025 From 1 July 2025, the insurance premium for new First Home Loan borrowers increases

  • 2. Preparing and applying

    Learn how much you could borrow, build your deposit and understand the home loan process. Before you jump into house hunting, let’s learn about home loan pre-approval, find out how much you could borrow and explore ways to build your deposit. How

  • 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. in each region. Other updates include: The First Home Loan insurance premium for borrowers will halve, from 1% of the value of the loan to 0.5%, reducing the

  • 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. scan and email your application to THOGrant@kaingaora.govt.nz . Buyers can also combine the Tenant Home Ownership grant with the First Home Loan , and/or the

  • 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

  • Home ownership resources

    Download our product brochures and access useful links to websites that can help you through the path to home ownership. , 25 KB] KiwiSaver Defence Force Superannuation Scheme (DFSS) application form [PDF, 434 KB] KiwiSaver First-Home Withdrawal form [PDF, 382 KB] First Home Loan Get

  • 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. the First Home Loan scheme, which is also administered by Kāinga Ora. “We’re excited to be a First Home Partner lender and to be able to assist more New

  • 5. Settling

    Find out what happens on settlement day and everything you need to do to prepare for owning your first home. You’re almost there! From finalising your home loan details to preparing to move, find out everything you need to do before you take ownership of your first

  • 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

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    putting our Reset Plan into action, with updates on project decisions and land sales. Read the bulletin Home ownership First Home Loan A First Home Loan can make

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