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  • A home to help the healing

    After a tough year fighting cancer, Jean is overjoyed to have recently moved into a new five-bedroom home in Rotorua with her children.

  • Christchurch customers connect over kai

    Fried rice and pita bread pizzas were just some of the culinary delights on the menu when tenants at a Kāinga Ora complex in Christchurch took part in a free course that offers tips on how to cook on a budget.

  • Managing methamphetamine contamination in our homes

    The health and wellbeing of our customers, staff and contractors is at the heart of our approach to managing methamphetamine contamination in our homes.

  • Supporting the Pasifika community with a new partnership initiative

    Kāinga Ora, Niuvaka Trust, and the Ministry for Social Development (MSD) are supporting the Pasifika community by providing access to employment opportunities, social housing, and financial assistance.

  • A new home brings new opportunities

    Jack’s new home at a Kāinga Ora complex in New Plymouth has been life-changing in more ways than one. As well as having a stable place to call home, the complex’s community room has become the perfect place for Jack to focus on his future and take up new opportunities.

  • New West Coast homes ready for whānau

    Local iwi last week blessed a new nine home development in Hokitika. Neighbours and members of the community were invited to look through the homes before tenants moved in. It marks the most significant development completed in Hokitika to date.

  • Ripeka, 71, is a real-life fitness influencer

    Whaea Ripeka doesn’t need social media to gain a following, her mana is such that young people follow her wherever she goes.

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  • 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.

  • Kāinga Ora home leapfrogs family to home ownership

    Denise and Shannon know the difference a stable home can make. They've recently been able to purchase their very own home, and credit their former Kāinga Ora home as the stable base that helped them get there.

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