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  • We’re the first in our aiga to buy a home

    Buying your first home is a huge deal even when you’ve grown up in New Zealand. For Suamasi and Semala, who arrived here as penniless newlyweds, it is literally the dream that’s come true. deposit on a home. He worked long hours, often leaving before the children woke and working past their bedtimes. When the tamaiti were at school, Semala worked

  • I never thought I’d need help with housing

    When a house fire left Ngarangi and her grandchildren with nothing, they found Kāinga Ora was there to help them start over. night, they stayed in a neighbour’s sleepout. “When we woke up next morning, there was a pile of donations at the gate – clothes, blankets and food. The local

  • Teaming up to provide Christmas cheer

    This Christmas, Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities and Wellington City Mission are teaming up to provide some of our most vulnerable tenants a Christmas or New Year treat. Alongside the City Mission, Kāinga Ora tenancy managers will be delivering over 1,100 meal packages across the region to households in Kapiti, Porirua, Hutt

  • Twelve inner city apartments for Napier

    Situated on Wellesley Road, they are the first three-storey apartments close to the central city that Kāinga Ora has delivered in many years. Now they are completed, whānau will start moving in. people’s lives. “There is a strong demand for housing in Napier including demand for homes close to the central city. The modern three-storey apartments on

  • KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal

    If you have been a member of KiwiSaver for at least 3 years, you may be able to make a withdrawal from your savings to put towards buying your first home. District  875,000 175,000  Hauraki District 550,000 110,000  Matamata-Piako District  625,000 125,000 Hamilton Urban Area (Hamilton City

  • 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

  • Fresh coat of paint for thousands of our homes

    $50 million investment on painting Kāinga Ora homes across Aotearoa/New Zealand. Hamilton City ($1.2 million budgeted to be spent this financial year), Palmerston North ($1.7 million) and Porirua City ($2.3 million) Regional areas don’t miss

  • Exciting new chapter for Wellington: Rolleston Street development completed

    Kāinga Ora has marked a significant milestone in Wellington's central city housing journey with the completion of Te Ō, in Rolleston Street.  access to comprehensive support services right at their doorstep, provided by Wellington City Mission. From employment assistance and healthcare to budgeting

  • 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. ), Dr Minister Woods and Mayor Foster On the day, the Minister was joined by Wellington City Council elected officials Mayor Foster, Councillor Pannett

  • 100,000 native plants to help grow local careers

    Over the next three years the Environmental Cadetship programme will help local residents from eastern Porirua gain valuable qualifications and on-the-job training, whilst seeing more than 100,000 native plants planted through Bothamley and Cannons Creek parks. The programme is a collaboration of Te Rā Nui – Eastern Porirua Development (external link) partners (Kāinga Ora, Porirua City Council and Te Rūnanga o Toa