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Next step in better housing outcomes for Tauranga

Tenants in elder housing units in Tauranga are being welcomed to Kāinga Ora following completion of the purchase of most of Tauranga City Council’s elder housing portfolio. T he transfer of customers and 197 homes to Kāinga Ora took effect on 15 November 2022. Over the past six months Kāinga Ora, Tauranga City Council and the

Infrastructure funding paves the way for new communities

A further $192 million from the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) has been committed to infrastructure projects around the country – enabling new communities to be built, Housing Minister Megan Woods announced today. The funding will be shared between infrastructure projects in Lower Hutt, Nelson, Rangiora, Ngāruawāhia, Hastings, Motueka, Whanganui and Lake Hāwea. Combined

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. The family have been in their six-bedroom home for just over two months. Wanting a better life, the family arrived in New Zealand from Jordan after having no

Leasing my house through Kāinga Ora

From time to time, we will lease privately owned homes for use as public housing. We are not leasing any new homes for the foreseeable future as we focus on redeveloping and renewing existing Kāinga Ora public housing stock. If you currently lease a property to us through the Home Lease Programme, there are no changes to your lease arrangement with us.

The taste of sustainability

A simple gesture from one of our build partners in Christchurch has left a positive and healthy taste in the mouths of our customers. Fusion Homes built one of the first 6 Homestar certified developments in the country and not only provided healthy warm homes but raised vegetable garden beds

The room to reflect

It’s close to 12-months since Tony and his beloved dog Keeber moved into their brand new Kāinga Ora home in Northland. As the milestone approaches, Tony reflects on how his life has changed, and the room he credits with creating a community. “What’s not to love?” Tony asks as he admires the green outlook of the nearby park. “I feel blessed to be here. My home, the park, being surrounded by nature

A home to help the healing

After a tough year fighting cancer, Jean is overjoyed to have recently moved into a new five-bedroom home in Rotorua with her children. “It’s amazing and I feel really blessed to have this house,” says Jean as she cuddles her eight-year old son, one of five who live at home. “The kids

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