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  • Our approach to rent debt

    We expect our tenants to pay their rent on time and in full. Download the full set of FAQs [PDF, 142 KB] Read the general media FAQs What if I can’t afford the repayment amount? The minimum weekly repayment amounts have been

  • New approach to tenancy management

    Kāinga Ora has developed and implemented a new approach to managing its tenancies and strengthened its response to disruptive behaviour. National Services Note : updated 17 July 2024 to clarify time periods. FAQs How does your new disruptive behaviour policy differ from what was in place? The new

  • First Home Loan

    A First Home Loan can make it easier for you to get into your first home by lowering the required deposit to 5%. Centre on 0800 801 601 or get in touch with your bank. Or read the First Home Loan Insurance Premium Changes FAQs . Finding the deposit for your first home can

  • Holidays Act Payments

    @kaingaora.govt.nz We will be updating these FAQs as we progress. Glossary of terms Definitions of leave and leave payment rates under the Holidays Act 2003. Leave types

  • The transition to an electric fleet, our journey so far

    As a public agency with over 760 fleet vehicles, we recognise the importance of transitioning our vehicles to be fully electric by 2025 to help meet the Government’s target of a carbon neutral public sector.

  • 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.

  • Final fourteen homes complete Kerikeri development

    The new homes, including two built for those living with disabilities, are ready for whānau to move in following a whakawātea (blessing ceremony) by hapū leaders of Ngāti Rēhia.

  • Miles of fencing for our tenants

    Masses of timber that would cover more than the distance between Dunedin and Oamaru will be erected as fencing on Kāinga Ora homes across the country this financial year.

  • New homes for Kaitaia

    Kaitaia development provides 13 warm, dry homes and lower power bills for residents.

  • New Kerikeri homes blessed and opened by Ngāti Rēhia

    Leaders from the hapū of Ngāti Rēhia conducted a whakawātea (blessing ceremony) to open eight new Kāinga Ora homes in the heart of Kerikeri.

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