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  • A new home for a new year

    The new 29 one-bedroom apartment social housing development in Nelson is ready to welcome Kāinga Ora customers. and West Coast, says people from the social housing register who have been waiting for a one-bedroom home will begin moving into the new development from early

  • Change in circumstance

    By letting us know as soon as there’s a change in your living arrangements or income, Kāinga Ora and the Ministry of Social Development can make sure you get the best support available to you. Income or household changes could affect your place on the social housing register or how much rent you pay. Whether you’re waiting for a Kāinga Ora home or

  • A fresh start for Christmas

    Just in time for the festive season, a formerly homeless New Plymouth resident is moving into a brand-new Kāinga Ora home in the heart of the city. ongoing work to renew and replace older homes across the country. For many people on the Social Housing Register in New Plymouth, a one-bedroom home is exactly what

  • New Kāinga Ora homes in Blenheim ready to welcome families

    Whānau will wrap up the year by spending their first Christmas in one of nine recently completed Kāinga Ora homes in Blenheim. them this week, including eight families who have been on the social housing register and will now have a stable place to call home. “We’re thrilled to be able

  • A new start for Blenheim whānau

    A new 13-home development in Blenheim will provide a stable home for tenants and their families. settle in and enjoy time with their whānau. The new tenants have been on the social housing register in need of a home or are already a Kāinga Ora tenant and

  • 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. Julia Campbell, Regional Director Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast, says “More than half the people who’ve been on the social housing register and waiting

  • New Nelson homes almost ready for whānau

    A significant new social housing development in Nelson will provide 26 homes for tenants and families. into the new homes. The new tenants will be people who are on the social housing register or existing Kāinga Ora tenants who need to move to a different home

  • Boost to housing in Wairoa

    Wairoa’s housing stock is about to be transformed with earthworks on the Tihitihi Pā subdivision now underway. possible. “We know that as of the end of January 64 whānau were on the Social Housing Register, with most having been on the register for over two years; 15 whānau

  • New homes for Te Hapara consented

    New homes for 21 whānau will be built on adjoining sections on Gladstone Road and Mill Road in Te Hapara Gisborne. Kāinga Ora homes and communities have been granted resource consent to build one and two storey homes, and a 3 storey building on Gladstone Road. . They are exactly why Kāinga Ora is working at pace to build more social housing in Tairāwhiti." With 549 whānau on the Social Housing Register in Tairāwhiti (as

  • Gilbert Close, the newest address in Hastings

    Over the next couple of weeks, 28 whānau in need will be waking up in a new warm, dry home on a brand new street. Gilbert Close (off Tomoana Road), Hastings, is the address of the 28 recently completed homes. on the Ministry of Social Development’s Housing Register with the highest priority for a home of that size and in that location. Consideration will also be given

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