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Students lay the foundation for a career in trades

The Kāinga Ora Downer cadetship programme is winding up another successful year teaming school students up with maintenance contractors to learn the skills of a trade. chance to gain hands-on experience with Panorama Painters. “I currently take a building course at the MIT Tec Park in Manukau, and this programme has helped me see a

UCOL | Te Pūkenga students design community spaces for Kāinga Ora customers

Kāinga Ora is upgrading 24 apartments at Brentwood Avenue in Palmerston North to make them warmer, drier and healthier. Zealand Diploma in Architectural Technology second-year students visited the Brentwood Avenue site in September to look at potential community spaces. They

House built at Rimutaka Prison for a whānau in need

One of the first houses to be built at Rimutaka Prison, as part of a partnership between Kāinga Ora and WelTec, will soon be transported to its permanent site. themselves by earning skills and qualifications which can help them gain good long-term jobs when they are released”. “This in turn gives them a better chance

Thrift and connection – Diana inspires her neighbours

Avid knitter Diana has discovered an innovative way to use discarded plastic - she knits it into eye-catching bags and phone cases, which she gifts and sells within her community. joy to know that I’m making things that will have a second chance at life. Necessity is the mother of invention,” says Diana. The long-time Kāinga Ora customer

Building a pipeline of apprentices

Kāinga Ora has helped more than 70 young people into an apprenticeship with the assistance of training and pastoral care providers. challenges, but he prefers to look on the bright side. “It’s given us a chance to pause and reflect on what’s really important – family, friends and finding

Hard work pays off for young family

Buying your first home is an accomplishment in itself, but it’s even more remarkable when you’re a young couple who came to New Zealand as refugees. local kindergarten round the corner – and now goes to the local primary school. A couple of years later, the couple welcomed their second child, Prajal, who will

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. withdraw your savings to help you buy your first home. Not all complying funds permit withdrawals for this purpose, so you will need to discuss this with 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. KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal , if you are eligible to buy the tenancy you are living in. If you are a tenant and interested in buying your house either

Etu Rakau: creating a circular economy by connecting community

Rata Taiwhanga is determined to cultivate connection – to build the type of community he wished for while growing up in a Kāinga Ora home. At one of our properties in Mangere, he’s secured nearly $80,000 to do just that. māra [garden].” At the February workshop, students quite literally laid the groundwork for this to happen – in a matter of minutes, they set up the second

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Loan can make it easier for you to get into your first home by lowering the required deposit to 5%. KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal If you have been a member of

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