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• 4,864 new Kāinga Ora homes delivered in 12 months

  This year Kāinga Ora has delivered over 4,864 new state houses for individuals and whānau throughout the country. homes to cater for a wide range of needs. Just over two thirds of the new houses are one- or two-bedroom homes for individuals or small families, while over 1,700

• Māori home ownership prioritised through Housing Foundation partnership in Mangere

  Kāinga Ora are thrilled to partner with New Zealand Housing Foundation (Housing Foundation) to deliver affordable homes for Māori whānau in Mangere West. For over twenty years, New Zealand Housing Foundation has helped hundreds of families into home ownership. Director, James D’Anvers. "By working in partnership with Housing Foundation, we take a small but significant step towards addressing the need for affordable

• 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. years and eight months later.” “The motel rooms were so very small. My husband and I slept with our two boys in the living room. There was nowhere to put clothes

• Leana's mission to share her passion for growing kai with her community

  Leana’s passion for growing kai was given to her by her late grandfather, who had the ‘green thumb’ within her whānau. He inspired her to share the love for growing kai not only with her young children, but also with her wider community. small vegetable gardens for whānau. With the help of MFAN, we provide the planter boxes, soil, plants and fruit trees to help whānau - often other Kāinga Ora

• Boosting the supply of affordable housing in Christchurch

  Housing Minister, Hon Megan Woods, has announced the purchase of 66a Quaifes Road in Halswell, Christchurch. housing that people could potentially purchase under the land programme includes smaller homes, in areas where the majority of housing has traditionally consisted of

• 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. accommodation. We have been in small motel rooms, firstly in Havelock North and then in Hastings. We all struggled living in such tight quarters, but we had no choice but

• Downsizing no barrier to creating supreme garden

  In just over a year, Auckland customer Lagi has transformed the outside of her Kāinga Ora home into an oasis of hibiscus and Christmas lilies. Lagi has turned her small section into a dream garden in only a year. Her garden is bright, beautiful and inviting and balances eye-catching florals with

• It takes a village – locals get behind community space

  What started as an empty grass area with a small, shared pātaka kai and a community bookshelf is now a vibrant communal space with its own stage and a custom-designed mural, thanks to enthusiastic Glenavon locals. project going. “Local residents have a strong sense of ownership and belonging to their community,” she says, noting originally the space featured a small

• Young couple helped into their forever home

  A young couple, who were living with their baby and five-year-old son in their grandparent’s sleep out, are the first people in Tairāwhiti to use Kāinga Ora’s First Home Partner scheme to get into their own first home. eligible for Kāinga Ora’s First Home Loan and First Home Grant.” “After getting pre-approval for a small bank loan they started looking for something to buy. They

• Home is where the heart is

  A place to call home is something Ruwayda and her seven children have longed for since arriving in New Zealand two years ago. Originally sharing three rooms in a motel to now living in their very own Kāinga Ora home, they are feeling happy and content. smaller one and two-bedroom homes being built in the next stage. Sose says seeing Ruwayda and her family so happy is a rewarding part of the job. “This family