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  • Thousands of new homes for New Zealanders

    The first six months of this financial year has seen construction completed of nearly 1,500 new public homes for individuals and whānau throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. A further 3,300 more are being constructed for completion by the end of June. completed the build of seven new stand-alone homes. Five are one-bedroom and two are two-bedroom. Christchurch, Canterbury In Christchurch, three new homes were

  • More whanau in the trade

    When Matthew Sauni qualified as an electrician, one of the best parts was making his family proud. year old Christchurch electrician. Matthew works for Wright Wire Electrical and, in July 2022, was the first apprentice to qualify under the Kāinga Ora

  • 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

  • Fresh coat of paint for thousands of our homes

    $50 million investment on painting Kāinga Ora homes across Aotearoa/New Zealand. million is being spent this financial year while in Christchurch, nearly $6 million is planned for our tenants there. Other metropolitan areas to benefit include

  • Miles of fencing for our tenants

    Masses of timber that would cover more than the distance between Dunedin and Oamaru will be erected as fencing on Kāinga Ora homes across the country this financial year. over $6 million while in Christchurch, more than $500,000 will be invested in new fencing and improvements for our tenants there. Regional areas don’t miss out

  • MATES in Construction partnership extended

    We are pleased to have re-cemented our partnership with the MATES in Construction suicide prevention programme for another two years. . The programme will also benefit from greater regional reach, with MATES in Construction hiring staff in Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. MATES new Kāinga

  • “Hard to fault” Kāinga Ora developments win property industry awards

    Five Kāinga Ora social housing developments have received top accolades at the recent 2024 Property Industry Awards. A complex at Riccarton Road, Christchurch, won the overall award in the social and affordable housing category, while developments in Lower Hutt, Māngere and

  • 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 was

  • Ruby a gem of the local community

    Kāinga Ora customer Ruby is paddling away happily on a ‘waka of change’.

    Ruby says she has turned her life around in the past five years since she moved from emergency housing into her Kāinga Ora home with her now 10-year-old and 17-year-old sons. With a stable roof over her head, the Christchurch mum spent two years volunteering for her local community patrol, which supports Police to keep the area safe

  • Two new Westport homes completed

    Residents will soon move into two new warm and dry homes in Westport after construction was completed this month. . The homes were manufactured off-site at Rolleston Prison, near Christchurch, under a partnership between Kāinga Ora and the Department of Corrections. &nbsp

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