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See the latest updates from Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.
14 三月 2025
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.
13 三月 2025
Kāinga Ora home leapfrogs family to home ownership
Denise and Shannon know the difference a stable home can make. They've recently been able to purchase their very own home, and credit their former Kāinga Ora home as the stable base that helped them get there.
6 三月 2025
New home, new outlook on life
Cece felt like she’d struck it lucky when she walked into her new Kāinga Ora home in Christchurch after living in emergency housing.
3 三月 2025
Tenants ‘feel blessed’ to be living in new Avondale development
A two and a half-year project to create the country’s largest social housing development is complete, with the final 30 homes in the 236-home Avondale development now ready for tenants.
27 二月 2025
Accessible home brightens Lara’s life
A move to an accessible Mosgiel home for Lara and daughter Amelia has meant they can finally live life the way they want.
21 二月 2025
30 new homes for Wairoa in construction
The first new state homes in Wairoa in many years are now being built. Thirty single-storey homes will be built on a two-hectare site, Tihitihi Pā. The development will see a mix of two, three, four and six-bedroom homes built.
20 二月 2025
‘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.
11 二月 2025
Kāinga Ora tackles rent debt
As part of its reset, Kāinga Ora is changing its approach to managing rent debt to speed up repayment and address some historic issues. Chief Executive Matt Crockett outlines the changes that are being made and the reasons for them.
4 二月 2025
Kāinga Ora refocusing on its core mission
Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities is refocusing on its core mission of providing and managing quality social housing for New Zealanders in need.
31 一月 2025
Twelve inner city apartments for Napier
Situated on Wellesley Road, they are the first three-storey apartments close to the central city that Kāinga Ora has delivered in many years. Now they are completed, whānau will start moving in.
30 一月 2025
Kāinga Ora invites wool sector to submit proposals for carpet supply
Kāinga Ora is now offering both wool and nylon carpet providers the opportunity to tender for the supply of carpet and underlay in its homes.
30 一月 2025
How the healing power of a home has given Matt his voice
Moving into a Kāinga Ora home has been such a game-changer for Matt that just three months on he’s regained the ability to speak.
29 一月 2025
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.
27 一月 2025
Transforming Lower Hutt: The Epuni Development
Kāinga Ora proudly celebrates the completion of the Epuni Development, the largest housing project in Lower Hutt. This transformative initiative delivers 134 modern, warm, and energy-efficient homes, nearly tripling the capacity of the original site.
24 一月 2025
Palmerston North welcomes 50 new homes and a community space
Today, the local community came together to mark the completion of 50 new two-, three- and four-bedroom homes and a community space at North Street in Palmerston North.
16 一月 2025
Young family's lives changed by new home
After only a few months in their new Kāinga Ora home, Natasha and her daughters Abi and Alex are finding their lives have changed for the better.
19 十二月 2024
Second stage of assessments under way for state housing projects
Over the past few months, we have been reviewing our social housing delivery pipeline.
19 十二月 2024
Leo dons Santa’s hat this Christmas
Leo marked the first Christmas in his new home by taking on a very important role – none other than Santa Claus himself!
18 十二月 2024
Drones a game changer for maintenance
In a first for Kāinga Ora, we’re trialling the use of drones to assess the condition of roofs and gutters on our homes, and it’s proving to be a game changer for our maintenance teams.
17 十二月 2024
Local students brighten holidays with handmade Christmas cards for the community
The festive season started with a special surprise for over 250 customers and their neighbours, hand-delivered by Kāinga Ora staff early December.
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