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  • 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. Resources to run its Christchurch-based ‘Money and Kai’ programme, which focuses on things such as menu planning and easy meal preparation. Christchurch tenant Colin

  • Unlocking housing opportunities in southwest Christchurch

    A parcel of vacant land owned by Kāinga Ora in southwest Christchurch has been sold to an iwi-owned development company, which intends to use it for residential land development. creates an opportunity for others to progress much-needed housing in a growing part of Christchurch, while reducing ongoing holdings costs for Kainga Ora. “We

  • Kai goes down well at Christchurch school

    A community breakfast club catered for about 200 school kids recently with Kāinga Ora staff again helping out. The Northcote School Community Breakfast Club was established in 2018 and Kāinga Ora Tenancy Manager Alyssa, who manages homes in the community, has been

  • Boosting the supply of affordable housing in Christchurch

    Housing Minister, Hon Megan Woods, has announced the purchase of 66a Quaifes Road in Halswell, Christchurch. The 36,800m2 parcel of land has been purchased as part of a Kāinga Ora urban development programme, which aims to provide a range of housing options

  • Life’s challenges no match for an independent spirit

    Life has thrown Lydia its fair share of challenges, but that hasn’t stopped her living it the way she wants to. . Lydia travelled to Christchurch for surgery to remove the tumour, but unfortunately during the operation she suffered a life-changing stroke. “All of a sudden, I

  • New homes partnership a win for all involved

    New homes are being built as part of an ongoing partnership between Kāinga Ora and the Department of Corrections. Housing Minister Megan Woods was impressed with the partnership’s outcomes when she visited the construction yard at Rolleston Prison, near Christchurch

  • New Kāinga Ora homes for north-west Christchurch

    Construction is beginning on 34 new warm and dry homes in Bryndwr this month. there is an urgent need for more warm, dry homes in Christchurch. The new homes will be built on Kāinga Ora land earmarked for redevelopment after the 2010-11

  • Small steps make big difference in Christchurch street

    Dickson Crescent resident Andrea has always dreamed of having a nice fence like the one she has now. . Hers is just one of many freshly stained fences in the Christchurch street, after Tenancy Manager Mel put out the call for help staining. Her call

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  • 'Don’t get in your own way’: Partnership provides post-Covid career opportunity

    From graphic design to a carpentry apprenticeship, the impact of Covid-19 in 2020 led to a new career path for one Christchurch woman. hired so far through Kāinga Ora Construction Partnering Agreements in Christchurch and Auckland. More than 190 people have joined the Kāinga Ora Apprenticeship

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