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From couch surfing to a place to call home

After years of couch surfing with friends’ and family and living in a pup tent, James (Ngāti Porou, Tūhoe) finally has a place to call home. place is incredible. After so many years, we finally have space and we know where we’ll sleep each night. Since my dad died when I was 16, I’ve never had my

Holidays Act Payments

businesses. Like many other organisations, our payroll system and processes did not meet all of the obligations set out in the Act. As a result, we undertook a review

Our driveway safety programme

We care about the safety of our tenants and want to do what we can to prevent young children from being run over and hurt in our homes’ driveways. weeks after being run over in a private driveway and five children die on average each year from these injuries. Most children injured in driveway incidents are

Breathing new life into a ‘star’ of social housing history

A slice of social housing history has been retained with the opening of newly-refurbished apartments in Dunedin. DVDs, CDs and books … you’ve got all that to – not worry about – but just sort of think about.” What Peter didn’t initially know, however, was that his move would

More state homes for Napier changing lives

Significant progress has been made increasing the number of state homes available in Napier, an area identified nationally where too many people have nowhere suitable to live. the last four years, we have built 270 new Napier homes, says Regional Director East North Island Naomi Whitewood (Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi). “We have another 55

Otago woman crafts a life of kindness and caring

From premature babies to people in their final days of life, hundreds of Otago people have benefited from Eleanor’s huge heart – and her passion for knitting and crochet. And that’s just the start of the incredible impact this Mosgiel woman has on those around her. years-old. People helped me, so why not give back? I’ve loved every minute of it. I just tried to be there for them when they needed it,” says Eleanor. Now when

Kāinga Ora confirms new structure for its reset

As part of the reset and resize, Kāinga Ora has released decisions today that will enable the organisation to focus on providing and managing state owned social housing more cost effectively. structure in key areas. The agency is also entering into a second round of consultation with parts of its Finance group and a central North Island community

22 whānau move into homes in Nikau Street, Hastings

Minister of Housing Megan Woods visited the Nikau Street development in Hastings on 13 October to see the completion of 22 new high-quality homes. These homes are now fully tenanted with whānau and individuals, most of whom who were on MSD’s public housing waiting list. home, are what drives the work of Kāinga Ora and why the completion of developments like Nikau Street are worth noting, says East North Island Acting Regional

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. displacement, and reinstating flood-damaged homes. It’s an attitude that Noa says is in her Sāmoan blood. “Growing up as a Pacific Islander, service is ingrained

Kaliopasi family enjoy a new home for Christmas

Last week nine members of the Kaliopasi family moved into a new five-bedroom home that was built by students at Unitec in Auckland under a trade academy partnership with Kāinga Ora. The 143sqm home was trucked to Gisborne earlier this year. the housing shortage in Aotearoa. Kāinga Ora provided the plan and the students did the construction to Healthy Homes Standards. All houses are built under

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