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  • Kindness and kebabs: Bangash feeds those in need

    Zuhaib Abbas Bangash arrived in New Zealand from Pakistan in 2013 with little more than a handful of clothes and a dream to create a safer life for his children. homelessness and spent a week sleeping in a park in Manukau. “I used to spend the whole day in the mall and library to keep myself warm and stay away from the rain

  • Sharing plans for a brighter future for Palmerston North

    To help meet the need for more homes in Palmerston North, Kāinga Ora is seeking feedback on proposals to build more new state houses in the city. community suggest we could potentially deliver over 300 additional new warm, dry and healthy homes across Palmerston North. The plans focus on Roslyn, Takaro

  • 50 more homes to meet the urgent need for housing in Palmerston North

    Kāinga Ora is pleased to confirm that we have an agreement with Soho Group confirming our intention to purchase 50 homes in North Street. There is an urgent need for public housing in Palmerston North - currently there are 762 families on the Housing register who are waiting for a home. “We know

  • Working with building developers boosts public housing in Gisborne

    Agreements between Kāinga Ora and building developers will lift the number of social houses available in one of the eight areas of severe housing deprivation identified in the public housing plan. 10 apartments on Palmerston Road in Gisborne. Kāinga Ora will take ownership of the development once the homes are finished. Iconiq Group is building two

  • Local students brighten holidays with handmade Christmas cards for the community

    The festive season started with a special surprise for over 250 customers and their neighbours, hand-delivered by Kāinga Ora staff early December. smile when we look at them.” Our staff also delivered a Christmas card to the Department of Conservation (DOC) office in Palmerston North who are the neighbours

  • 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

  • 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. within their community is a top priority. The team in Palmerston North decided that the best way to spark these first connections was to give neighbours the

  • Self-sown and supreme: How a Greenlane garden grew

    Congratulations to our Greenlane customer David, whose paradise of palms, succulents and native plants has earned the top award in this year’s Great Gardens of Kāinga Ora competition. the family table. Best community gardener – Leana, Palmerston North We featured Leana’s story in our Spring issue of Close to Home, and with good reason – we’ve

  • 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. Leana and her two children, aged 10 and 2, have been Kāinga Ora customers in Palmerston North for over ten years. Leana always grew food in her own garden, but

  • Fresh coat of paint for thousands of our homes

    $50 million investment on painting Kāinga Ora homes across Aotearoa/New Zealand. Hamilton City ($1.2 million budgeted to be spent this financial year), Palmerston North ($1.7 million) and Porirua City ($2.3 million) Regional areas don’t miss