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Solving the problem of multiplying cats and dogs

Cats and dogs can help make a house a home, but if your furry friends are not ‘fixed’ you might end up hounded by the pitter-patter of too many tiny paws. approached us about taking part in a campaign aimed at getting more cats and dogs in Northland desexed, we were keen to jump onboard because we know some of our

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. dogs can sometimes feel like being the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. Partnering with Kāinga Ora for this event was an opportunity to provide practical and

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Use our information sheets, explainers and other online resources to help shape your news stories. homes based on government direction, which tells us how many houses are needed and where they are needed. Over the two years to 30 June 2026, we will be adding

Being a good neighbour

Being a good neighbour is an important part of living in your community. We encourage all our tenants to act as good neighbours. , you may wish to call the Noise Control Office at your local council. If you have problems with dogs, you may wish to call the Animal Control Office at your local

Valuable insights from Oranga holiday programme

Holiday programmes are always heaps of fun and a recent Oranga - Auckland programme was no exception. and Kāinga Ora for young people aged 5 to 13 years. Children enjoying the recent Oranga holiday programme “More than half the attendees were from our Kāinga Ora

Apartments widen the range of public housing in Rotorua

Good progress continues at Kāinga Ora’s Ranolf Street and Malfroy Road public housing development, with three-storey apartments in planning for the corner of the well located site. new to this area, and we want to show the community what good design at three-storeys looks like, and how well apartment living like this can work. “With 25

We’re the first in our aiga to buy a home

Buying your first home is a huge deal even when you’ve grown up in New Zealand. For Suamasi and Semala, who arrived here as penniless newlyweds, it is literally the dream that’s come true. . “We tell our kids to study hard so they can get good jobs,” says Semala. “We didn’t have this opportunity in Sāmoa so we encourage our children to make the most of it. We tell them to go to school, find a job and you will have a good life.”

The impact of blessing new homes for Tairāwhiti whānau

Morehu has blessed many of the 90 new Gisborne homes Kāinga Ora has built in the last 2 years. As a kaikarakia based in Tairāwhiti, he knows that a blessing is a very important part of providing homes for whānau who haven’t had anywhere suitable to live. built to full universal design standards so they can be easily adapted for people with accessibility challenges. The homes have been placed at the back of existing

An open home of a different kind

A fire in an Invercargill home has become an important tool in helping educate people about the dangers of house fires. Invercargill at the weekend, after a family’s Glengarry home was significantly damaged by fire. No-one was harmed in the recent blaze, but the family lost many

New Havelock North homes are a homecoming for residents

Eight new public homes in Havelock North are now completed and residents have moved in. We took ownership of the three-bedroom homes on Havelock Road from the developer once building was completed. residents met each other. Many shared their journey of struggling to have somewhere suitable to live and their joy at moving into one of the new, quality homes. Karen

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