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  • 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

  • Love of Sāmoan language leads to lifetime of helping

    When Tiresa was growing up, she wanted nothing more than to keep her first language, Sāmoan, alive. The Kāinga Ora customer arrived in Christchurch from Sāmoa with her family when she was three months old and spent her childhood wanting to speak the language

  • 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

  • Building Momentum – Public housing construction advancing at pace

    Kāinga Ora is the country’s largest public housing landlord, with almost 200,000 customers and whānau living in over 70,000 of our homes. . Consent to develop   Since January 2023 we have lodged redevelopment resource consents for new public homes across Invercargill, Christchurch, Ashburton

  • 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

  • First stage of significant redevelopment in north-west Christchurch complete

    New homes in Bryndwr, Christchurch are ready for whānau to move in, following the redevelopment of an 8,124sqm parcel of Kāinga Ora-owned land bordered by Clyde and Aorangi Roads and Bevin Place. is thrilled to be delivering this significant development to the Christchurch community that will meet some of the urgent need for more public housing in the

  • Ninety new homes for Kiwis – every week

    Thousands of families and individuals have moved into a new Kāinga Ora home in the past year, with approximately 4,800 state homes expected to be delivered by 30 June 2024. , and the redevelopment of a site in Christchurch which saw eight old state homes replaced with 34 new ones. “We are also seeing impressive results through our

  • ‘Auntie’ Faith’s fast fingers fly through the knitting

    Every winter, kids at Motueka primary schools are toasty warm thanks to Faith’s speedy knitting skills. . She taught me how to knit, although Mum was a good knitter too. I was at school in Addington in Christchurch and Mum and I would go and buy skeins of wool. I

  • Our locations

    Visit our Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities offices Monday to Friday between 9am to 4pm. Trafalgar Street PO Box 342 Nelson 7010 Christchurch - Papanui 6 Restell Street Papanui PO Box 5116 Christchurch 8053 Christchurch - Sydenham 192 Moorhouse

  • Boosting the supply of affordable housing in Christchurch

    Housing Minister, Hon Megan Woods, has announced the purchase of 66a Quaifes Road in Halswell, Christchurch.