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From emergency housing to flourishing gardens

When Damien moved into his Kāinga Ora home in Dunedin in May 2025, life started to feel more settled for his whānau. After stints living with family, and then spending time in emergency housing, he finally has a stable place to call home his own natural fertilisers from rhubarb leaves and banana skins. Bernie, his Housing Support Manager, says: “Damien and his whānau are really enjoying the

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

Innovative approach to supplying building materials gets underway

A new building materials research programme is expected to increase productivity and reduce waste in construction. using our new Housing Delivery System,” he says. “We’ve delved into the micro-processes that go into building a house. This includes itemising every bolt, nail and

Drones a game changer for maintenance

In a first for Kāinga Ora, we’re trialling the use of drones to assess the condition of roofs and gutters on our homes, and it’s proving to be a game changer for our maintenance teams. allows you to zoom right in and see if the screws and nails are rusted. We can go down into the gutters, see if they're cracked, if brackets are missing. The

Home for Christmas – Feona’s early gift

Feona has picked out the perfect spot for her Christmas tree this year. and joyfully drank a cup of tea on her first morning. A history of skin cancer means she must be very careful to stay in the shade.   “I can open the doors

More public homes in half the time

Three brand new, quality homes built in a record 59-days. This milestone was recently achieved through the Kāinga Ora Housing Delivery System (HDS), working with build partner Jennian Homes Residential (NZ) and Jennian Homes Canterbury. works and construction of three homes) reduces the standard construction time for a similar project by more than half. “The challenge was set, and we nailed it

Having a pet

Kāinga Ora supports tenants having pets - but it’s important to be a responsible pet owner and get our consent first. Getting consent helps us check that your home is suitable for the type of pet you’d like to keep and that everything complies with council bylaws and other

Adventuring guinea pig inspires childhood tale

Nelson author Caroline’s special childhood friend, Norman Guinea Pig, is living on in the pages of a children’s book she has written in her retirement. skinny so I got a bit of flak for naming my guinea pig after him because Norman Guinea Pig was big and fat. Norman Guinea Pig always lived inside with us

New Palmerston North walkway offers play opportunities for the community

What used to be a gloomy and unappealing walkway in Palmerston North is now a fun-filled place where tamariki can linger and play. A partnership between us, Palmerston North City Council and Sport Manawatū has transformed the Wharenui Walkway between Rangiora Avenue and Wharenui Terrace

Proud to call Castor Crescent Home

53 new homes have been completed on the Castor Crescent site in eastern Porirua, as part of the Kāinga Ora, Porirua Development project. call telling me I was being allocated a new house, I was excited - I couldn’t wait”. Toni and her whānau are delighted with their new home at Castor Crescent From

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