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  • Kāinga Whenua Loans for individuals

    The Kāinga Whenua Loan is an opportunity for Māori to build, purchase or relocate a house on multiply-owned Māori land. on piles; be one storey (so it can fit on the back of a truck and under powerlines); be of at least 50 square metres; if water is supplied by water tank, the size

  • Celebrating the opening of Freeland Reserve in Roskill South

    On Saturday 29 October the Roskill South community joined the Kāinga Ora Roskill Development Team to celebrate the reopening of Freeland Reserve. increased with over 100 native trees and close to 8000 plants added to the reserve, creating a better habitat for wildlife, while improving storm water quality

  • Building climate resilient homes and communities

    We recognise the importance of building homes and communities that are resilient to our changing climate. such as detention ponds, to help alleviate flooding and assess whether water can be treated before it goes out into waterways. Our smaller scale projects are also

  • Whānau moving from motels into Gisborne’s largest social housing development

    Whānau are ready to move into Gisborne’s new 31 home, social housing development this week. For most of the new tenants, it will be the first time they have had a long-term place to live for some time. 2000L attenuation tanks have been installed on the site. These capture stormwater runoff and then slowly release it back into Gisborne’s stormwater system.” Some of the new homes in Gisborne

  • Conserving water at work and at home

    It’s great to enjoy the warmer weather at this time of year but it also means the demand for water rises just like the temperature does. Over summer, demand for water in Auckland rises by up to 20%. The previous record for the most amount of water used in a single day was broken three times last

  • Water restrictions for all Aucklanders

    Water restrictions will come into effect across Auckland from this Saturday, May 16. volume of water stored dropping below 50% for the first time in more than 25 years. Watercare, which manages Auckland’s water network, is doing everything it can

  • Young couple helped into their forever home

    A young couple, who were living with their baby and five-year-old son in their grandparent’s sleep out, are the first people in Tairāwhiti to use Kāinga Ora’s First Home Partner scheme to get into their own first home. was placed onto new piles, says Theo. “It had new cladding, wiring, septic tank and plumbing, a new roof, insulation and flooring. It was unlikely to need any

  • Be prepared for Cyclone Fili

    Cyclone Fili is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to many parts of the North Island on Tuesday and Wednesday 12 and 13 April. things you can do to prepare now: Secure trampolines and outdoor furniture Charge your phones and devices in case of a power cut Store water if you rely on a pump

  • Invitation for IAF Expressions of Interest released

    From today, councils, iwi and developers are invited to submit expressions of interest and high-level proposals for the billion dollar Infrastructure Acceleration Fund. or upgrading of infrastructure for drinking water, waste water, sewage, roading, and flood management, which wholly or primarily enable the building of new

  • Major Government investment in water and sewerage infrastructure for eastern Porirua

    The Porirua Development is more than just upgrading and creating news homes in eastern Porirua; it’s about ensuring the infrastructure and community amenities can support future generations. in this crucial infrastructure will improve the resilience and capacity of the water supply network for around 19,000 existing residents in eastern Porirua and prevent

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