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Now Joe’s got more space, his family can visit

Joe loves nothing more than having his beautiful grandchildren around his whare. The four littlies are now regular visitors to his new West Auckland home, bringing with them games, giggles, and joyful chaos. daughter Sarina completed months of training to become a qualified nurse to operate the dialysis machine. “Sarina is very devoted. She sacrifices a lot for me, and

Bookworm Janette opened a library for her neighbours

When Janette moved into her new Kāinga Ora home, she set up a library for all her neighbours. being in a community. “One of my neighbours helped me get my washing machine plumbed in, and another showed me how to work the heat pump. Organising a little

Welcoming new tenants to Panama Road

Locals around Panama Road Mt Wellington have watched the completion of seven of our redevelopment projects since December last year. team from Kāinga Ora joined with Panama Road School, Good Seed Trust, Auckland Council and Riverside/Taha Awa Community Centre to welcome new tenants to the area

A bright future for award-winning apprentice Braedyn

Growing up with the stability of a Kāinga Ora home has allowed 20-year-old Braedyn to put down roots and begin a promising career in the neighbourhood he calls home. workplace nerve-wracking. “Going into a workplace for the first time was a bit scary because there are people you don’t know and here there is a lot of machinery. I

Locals dig Northcote

It was a big day at Greenslade Reserve on Saturday 28 September as the community were invited to join the fun of Digger Day at Northcote. bulk of the civil works are under way, it made sense to offer the locals a chance to jump on a digger too. Excavators, rollers and other big machines had lines

Bari Lane Digs In

It was a big day at Māngere's Bari Lane recently as the community was invited to join the fun of Digger Day on one of our biggest sites in that community. machines had lines of excited kids, mums and dads ready for a unique photo opportunity.  In the giant sandpit, the face-painted tamariki got stuck in with

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. birds, which eat the seeds and, well, “they’ve got to do their business somewhere,” David says. “I get seedlings pop up all over the place.” And if he doesn’t need

From growing plants to growing communities

Kāinga Ora has collaborated with St Brigid's School in Johnsonville to help bring a community garden to life. help the continued growth of the garden – from growing plants from seeds and making seedpods to feed birds during the winter, through to creating crafts that

A stable home helps Thomas focus on healing

When you are living with kidney failure, a warm, stable home is more than just a roof over your head – it’s a critical part of your recovery. For Gisborne man Thomas who spends 18 hours a week on a dialysis machine, managing his health is a matter of life and death. Until now, doing that without a

Locals lap up Stone Soup event

A local Whanganui community event with close ties to Kāinga Ora has been connecting the community for more than 12 years. , as well as anything in between. More recently, she has helped plan the event. For Saturday’s event, she got Bunnings on board to donate $100 worth of seeds

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