Kāinga Ora workforce changes

Adapting our workforce as Kāinga Ora resets

Kāinga Ora is undergoing change as we reset the agency to focus on our core mission of providing and managing social housing in a financially sustainable way.

We’re going back to basics and concentrating our resources on being a responsible landlord who looks after our homes and tenants and serves communities well.

As the organisation continues to evolve, narrowing in on core functions and identifying more efficiencies and cost savings, our workforce will likely reduce further.

This is a continuation of the work commenced last year in response to changing priorities and to achieve further savings, while maintaining the delivery of our core functions and services.

After consulting with our people, this saw a net reduction of 540 roles in 2024.

A commitment to our people

We have confirmed that a new programme is under way to resize the organisation to align and match our workforce with the reset of Kāinga Ora.

The changes are not yet defined; however, we are committed to ensuring our people are the first to learn of any changes proposed over the coming months and we will be consulting with our people soon.

We are mindful of the impact this may have on people so we will be making every effort to support them over this period.

The Public Service Association will also be kept informed.

More information about the reset of Kāinga Ora

• Resetting Kāinga Ora
• Transforming how we maintain and care for our homes