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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 for Christmas – Feona’s early gift

    Feona has picked out the perfect spot for her Christmas tree this year. The 74-year old first time Kāinga Ora customer has just moved into her one-bedroom, ground floor home in New Lynn and is looking forward to buying a mini tree

  • Turning food rescue into community spirit

    When an apartment complex opened in Auckland 18 months ago, more than 110 people moved in. Many were living alone, some had faced homelessness, and most didn’t know each other. community. The complex has a community room, and a call went out to work with our Community Development Team for ideas to bring people together. A pātaka kai (a

  • Refreshed and ready for 2023

    Carol and Marilyn are ending the year on a high note after returning to their newly refurbished Kāinga Ora homes in Nelson. she couldn’t be happier with the way her home is transformed. “When I came back, I thought oh my goodness, it smelt new. That was the first thing that struck me

  • New homes change lives of two large Hastings families

    Tears are very close to the surface this Christmas for mum of six Paula. Her eyes glaze over when she thinks about the phone call she received from Kāinga Ora saying they had a 4 bedroom home in Hastings she could move into. Tears also appear when she talks about finally putting a picture on the wall or what she is planning to put in her vegetable garden. Paula and her children

  • Housing styles

    As Kāinga Ora focuses on improving and replacing our older homes, we’re aiming to deliver new builds quickly and cost-effectively. housing. They are repeatable and therefore faster. They include: simplified, practical layouts inside the homes that meet our tenants’ needs. fewer cladding

  • Change in circumstance

    By letting us know as soon as there’s a change in your living arrangements or income, Kāinga Ora and the Ministry of Social Development can make sure you get the best support available to you. Income or household changes could affect your place on the social housing register or how much rent you pay. Whether you’re waiting for a Kāinga Ora home or

  • A place to put down roots

    Just a few weeks after moving into their newly renovated home in Greymouth, Michelle and Ché have settled in so well that they’re already planning their new garden. “We’re going to dig a garden out back. I bought a lemon tree the other day and I have a couple of camellia trees. We’re also going to have to paint our picnic

  • More homes for Maraenui, with more on the way

    Nine family homes for transitional housing at Maraneui, Napier are completed and ready for whānau to move in. The homes are one of three developments underway in Maraenui to deliver 31 transitional housing places.
    These homes will help get people and whānau out of motels and insecure living situations, into a warm, dry safe place to stay where they receive wraparound