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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

  • New Nelson customers for Kāinga Ora

    Kāinga Ora is excited to become the new landlord for 142 community housing properties previously owned and managed by the Nelson City Council. The transfer of the homes and customers took effect on Friday March 19. Kāinga Ora and Nelson City Council have been working on this agreement which both

  • Kāinga Ora purchases Nelson City Council social housing properties

    Nelson City Council has sold its social housing portfolio to Kāinga Ora in an agreement both believe will help stimulate a wider range of housing options in that region. Development and other partners to enable a smooth transfer. “This has been a massive effort by many and it’s just great to now see the deal get across the line so we can start our role of working with our new tenants.’’

  • 5. Settling

    Find out what happens on settlement day and everything you need to do to prepare for owning your first home. that need to be done before settlement. Finalise any remaining funds - Your solicitor will let you know if there are any funds you need to transfer, the amount

  • Stepping up the response to housing need

    Kāinga Ora Chief Executive Officer Andrew McKenzie sets out three new approaches the agency is adopting to meeting familiar housing challenges. , specialised intervention teams, tenant transfer policies and community based teams. We have an intensive tenancy management service, with dedicated and specialist staff

  • Porirua homes to be upgraded through housing partnership

    A new housing partnership between Ngāti Toa, Kāinga Ora and HUD that will see people and whānau in western Porirua living in warmer, drier homes was finalised today. , carry out the tenancy management, maintenance and upgrade functions of the Kāinga Ora properties in Western Porirua from 1 July 2020. The lease transfer is for

  • WelTec students building skills, homes and futures

    Four Whanganui families will soon get the keys to new homes in Harper Street and Puriri Street that were built for them by Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) students preparing for jobs in the construction industry. with work-ready people with transferable skills and the knowledge to enter the industry as apprentices.    Up to 20 ākonga (students) worked on each home

  • New warm and dry homes on their way for Nelson

    Kāinga Ora is working with developer JV Properties Limited to build a new three-storey development in Nelson that will provide 29 one-bedroom apartments for people in need. Ora has partnered with the developer to build public housing on the site and, now that the resource consent has been approved, ownership of the land transferred

  • Resetting Kāinga Ora

    Kāinga Ora is resetting its focus so it can better serve tenants and communities and leave a sustainable social housing legacy for future generations. large scale urban development projects. But, over time, we will scale back or transfer other work that we’ve picked up in recent years that doesn’t fit within our

  • 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. biscuits, and maybe some fruit cake,” Carol says. The Nayland Road units were transferred from Nelson City Council to Kāinga Ora ownership in 2021. Kāinga Ora

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