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Supporting Māori-owned businesses to build warm, dry homes in Northland

Māori business Yakas Construction has won its first government contract with Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities to build six state houses in Kaikohe. Owner Martin Yakas of Ngāti Rehia started his Kerikeri-based business with just one other employee, working for Northland iwi to

Reducing waste through deconstruction

A development in Auckland has shown how an alternate method of demolition can create more sustainable results. firewood. At Martin Leone, Kāinga Ora worked with deconstruction company Green Way to achieve 85% diversion from landfill. This meant we were able to divert

Smart, modern homes for Ranui

Where three old houses once stood, there are now nine new properties that will become homes for whānau in the West Auckland suburb of Ranui. home.” The Luanda Drive development includes a mix of two-to-five-bedroom homes and the two larger homes contain accessible features. The ground floor of each

Turning a street into a neighbourhood

Kāinga Ora recently completed 16 new warm, dry homes on Exeter Crescent in Palmerston North – but providing much-needed housing is only the beginning. neighbourhood,” they said. Martin, a Kāinga Ora customer who lives in Exeter Crescent also enjoyed the afternoon festivities. “I wanted to come down to meet

First new public housing for Kaiti in decades

Whānau will be moving into four new warm, dry homes in Oxford Street, Gisborne this week. of these homes onto a Kāinga Ora section in Martin Road. Other new Kaiti homes have been built off site and will be relocated onto Kāinga Ora sections. Blessing of the new

Sights set on plumbing apprenticeship for students

Two Year 12 students from Auckland Seventh Day Adventist School, Maio and Jojo, have spent the school holidays on the road with Ubend Plumbing as cadets, taking part in the Kāinga Ora Spotless cadetship programme. the plumbing industry. In 2019 former De La Salle student Chris, took part in the cadetship program 3 times, He’s been employed with Ubend for two years as an

Kāinga Ora and Spotless celebrate biggest ever cohort of young Māngere cadets

Seventeen-year-old sisters Tarial, Salote and Aliitasi Seuteni were busier than usual during the term one school holidays; they spent them getting up early and learning how to wire in lights and install ovens. Cadetship Programme. Under the programme, Year 12 and 13 students from Māngere College, De La Salle, Southern Cross and, Auckland Seventh-day

Housing styles

Kāinga Ora’s focus on building new homes means that we’re deploying a variety of housing styles and sizes to make best use of our land holdings, meet contemporary demographic demand and ensure those most in need are housed appropriately. Lane Apartments Apartments provide low maintenance living for small households. Research has shown that well-designed and compact, low-rise apartment buildings

Family of seven settled in Kauri Place, Hastings

After living in three small motel rooms for nearly three years, Petelo, Marie and their five children are loving life in Kāinga Ora’s new housing development in Kauri Place. . Our baby was seven months old when we got the call from the landlord saying they wanted to sell the house. We had nowhere to go. A friend let the seven of us

Mosgiel neighbours two peas in a pod

Ann and Marie are such good friends they finish each other’s sentences. in Mosgiel last year. The pair quickly realised they have a lot in common and became great friends. Ever since, Ann and Marie make sure to see each other every

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