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Kāinga Ora trialling new innovative model for build contracts

Kāinga Ora is working with the construction sector on trialling a new innovative model for build contracts to improve the efficiency of public housing delivery. Build partners and suppliers will co-design the ‘Relational Agreement’ Pilot, which will result in Kāinga Ora taking a more active role in the supply of

Changes made to the First Home Partner scheme

The Government has announced changes to First Home Partner, the shared ownership scheme administered by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. individuals and whānau to co-purchase a home together with Kāinga Ora, to help overcome the deposit barrier. The key changes include: All eligible applicants can purchase

Supported Housing Strategic Plan

Kāinga Ora has developed a Supported Housing Strategic Plan, which provides our people with strategic direction as we grow and evolve our provision of Transitional Housing and Community Group Housing for people and whānau in need. It outlines the role Kāinga Ora plays in the provision of publicly funded housing where the co-ordination of housing and other support services is essential to

Smart public housing apartments for Auckland

A happy coincidence saw the start of Alert Level 1 coincide with the opening of modern, well-designed homes. Minister Woods, MP for Tāmaki Makaurau Peeni Henare, Labour list MP for Maungakiekie Priyanca Radhakrishnan and Green Party co-leader and housing spokesperson

Infrastructure Acceleration Fund opening for business

Criteria to access at least $1 billion of the $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund (HAF) announced in March, is now available, and an invitation for expressions of interest will be released on 30 June by Kāinga Ora. The Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) is a contestable fund designed to allocate funding to infrastructure projects that unlock housing development in the

Partnering together for Wesley

Bins, rubbish bags and some energetic helpers have ensured some great wellbeing outcomes for Kāinga Ora customers living in the central Auckland suburb of Wesley. common goal. Agnes Granada Co-ordinator for Earth Action Trust agrees. “The Trust really enjoyed working collaboratively with Kāinga Ora. The work we did

Housing Delivery System project

Kāinga Ora is undertaking the biggest public build programme in decades.

Our Housing Delivery System (HDS) is what we’re calling a new way of planning and building houses to deliver much needed, quality homes for whānau faster and at a lower cost. Scaling up traditional build methods will not, on its own, enable us to produce housing quickly or cost effectively enough to meet the significant ongoing

Thirty-five housing developments in last stage of infrastructure fund

A wide range of proposals for much-needed housing developments around the country are through to the final stage of the bid for funding from the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF). The IAF, administered by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, is a contestable fund designed to help councils fund infrastructure to enable housing development

Bari Lane Digs In

It was a big day at Māngere's Bari Lane recently as the community was invited to join the fun of Digger Day on one of our biggest sites in that community. that offered the community a chance to jump on a digger to the backdrop of 12 townhouses on the Robertson Road site.   Excavators, rollers and other big

‘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. schools for a number of years. “The whole idea is every child in the classroom has cosy feet because they change into slippers in the classroom,” Faith explains. “I

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