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Government approves funding for around 300 new public homes in transformational urban regeneration project

The Kāinga Ora Arlington development is an exciting, innovative project, which will support local economies, provide training opportunities, and help create and connect communities on the fringe of inner city Wellington through smart and innovative design. The announcement today confirms $296 million of the government’s public housing funding is supporting the delivery of the Arlington Development in Mt Cook

Noa lands national award for leadership

We are so proud of kaimahi Noa who has been named Young Leader of the Year | Te Tohu mō te Kaiārahi Rangatahi o te Tau in the Te Hāpai Hapori | Spirit of Service Awards. , she and her team have worked long days ever since that fateful weekend. Today, they remain utterly focused on supporting customers who are navigating loss and

Suspension of building

As part of our response to the Government’s announcement of a national lockdown, Kāinga Ora has instructed its state home build partners to secure the building

Housing statistics

Each quarter, Kāinga Ora publishes three sets of information for our managed stock,vacant properties and homes removed from service. recent years. The demand for our homes has changed since the majority of social public housing was built prior to 1980. Today, we need more one- and

COVID-19 - contact types, help with essential costs and supporting your workers

MSD and the COVID-19 team explain more about the types of contacts, how to get help with essential costs through Work and Income, and how you can support your workers with a range of financial support that is available. (in addition to self-monitoring for symptoms for 14 days and getting tested again if symptoms develop). There is no immediate action for the people they live

Turning a street into a neighbourhood

Kāinga Ora recently completed 16 new warm, dry homes on Exeter Crescent in Palmerston North – but providing much-needed housing is only the beginning. Kool to make sure the tamariki (and their parents) had a sweet treat to top off the day. But what made this event so special is that it brought the whole

From emergency housing to flourishing gardens

When Damien moved into his Kāinga Ora home in Dunedin in May 2025, life started to feel more settled for his whānau. After stints living with family, and then spending time in emergency housing, he finally has a stable place to call home sleeves and got to work. Today, his backyard is thriving. He’s growing a wide range of vegetables, along with herbs and fruit: enough to feed his whānau and even

Partnership unlocks new housing opportunities for Te Kuiti

A vacant council site is getting a new lease on life thanks to collaboration between Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, and Waitomo District Council that will deliver much needed new public homes. be built by other landowners and developers. “What is particularly special about this site, is not only will the site be used for much needed new state homes

A stable home for Jamie after 60 years

Jamie from Palmerston North knows better than anyone what a difference a stable home can make. helped make his life what it is today and is determined to share some of his good fortune with others. “I work at nighttime so I can dedicate my days to looking

New homes for New Plymouth

To help meet the need for more homes for people in New Plymouth, Kāinga Ora is seeking feedback on proposals to build new state houses in New Plymouth. The proposals will be shared at a series of community drop-in sessions starting on Tuesday 21 February. redevelopment programme. This is where we remove older houses on our larger sections which are past their best, and replace them with a greater number of newly built

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