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How Covid-19 is helping Kāinga Ora better support its customers

Kāinga Ora has supported more than 42,000 customers through wellbeing calls during Covid-19 alert levels in New Zealand, prompting us to change some of the ways we work with our people. For Shirley, pictured above, just hearing a familiar voice during lockdown was enough to help her get through. “I do spend time alone when I’m home because

Kura students help bless 10 new Gisborne homes

New Gisborne apartments resounded with the sweet voices of students from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hawaiki Hou as they assisted Kaikarakia to implant mauri (spiritual energy) into the homes. autonomy that brings. Having a home gives you a tūrangawaewae ... a place where you can stand.” For the man who used to be a body combat instructor, even when

More room for more Mangere

Associate Minister of Housing, Hon Kris Faafoi, has visited the first state houses to be completed in the Kāinga Ora Mangere Development. Health, Hon Peeni Henare and Minister of Pacific Peoples and MP for Mangere, Hon Aupito William Sio also attended the event in support of Minister Faafoi and the

Students brighten Kāinga Ora development with artwork

The creative talents of Kadimah School are on full display outside the Kāinga Ora Greys Avenue development in central Auckland. complex is being built by construction firm Icon. Twelve-year-old Noa beams when describing her enlarged hot air balloon drawing on the outer hoarding. “The hot

It takes a village – locals get behind community space

What started as an empty grass area with a small, shared pātaka kai and a community bookshelf is now a vibrant communal space with its own stage and a custom-designed mural, thanks to enthusiastic Glenavon locals. The area between Miranda St, Umbriel Lane and Ruahine St in Auckland’s Blockhouse Bay now also boasts a nature trail, a bike and scooter track, a four-square

How the healing power of a home has given Matt his voice

Moving into a Kāinga Ora home has been such a game-changer for Matt that just three months on he’s regained the ability to speak. accommodation that could be found for him was a room in an Auckland retirement home, a very long way from his wife and daughters in the Waikato. Wife Pene says it

Sew far sew good – Repair Café helping build community

It’s a humming hive of activity as the monthly Repair Café at Te Mātāwai opens its doors for 2025. Volunteers Sally and Gloria, who live nearby, head up the sewing table and it’s not long before queues of people are waiting patiently for them to work their magic. to help others,’’ Sally explains. “I take pride in my work but what gives me the greatest satisfaction is seeing the smile on people’s faces when the job is

Responses to OIA requests

This page provides responses to selected Official Information Act (OIA) requests. This includes OIA's on topics of public interest and/or useful research purposes. - Properties for sale in Auckland [PDF, 319 KB] May 30 May 2025 - Breakdown of Meth Decomtamination costs per region [PDF, 442 KB] 28 May 2025 - Properties for

Our approach to disruptive behaviour

We’re committed to being a good landlord. Part of this means getting the right balance between our responsibilities to our tenants – some of whom experience a range of challenges – and ensuring the quiet enjoyment of others in the community. change their behaviour. If that does not happen, we will end their tenancy.   It is important we are fair in our approach, so when we get a complaint, we

New Kāinga Ora homes in Richmond set to welcome residents

Five new state homes in Richmond are ready for whānau to move in. Kāinga Ora has purchased the five two-bedroom homes in Richmond, near Nelson, from developer NZ Housing Group now that construction has been completed. They

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