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Home delivery! More transitional homes for Mangere

Twenty-eight new homes to be used for transitional housing are being transported from Waikato to Mangere, to help meet urgent demand in the area for short-term accommodation. Produced using offsite manufacturing, 11 of the new warm, dry Kāinga Ora homes will arrive at Cottingham Crescent this week, while a further 17 homes and a

Design Review Panel

Earlier this year, our Urban Design Panels team asked for feedback on improving the effectiveness of our Design Review process by surveying a range of our builder partners. at Council. How do I book a design review meeting? Our DRP sessions are held weekly on Tuesday mornings. Bookings can be made with the Urban Design Panel Team at

Media resources

Use our information sheets, explainers and other online resources to help shape your news stories. earmarked for sale has a book value of about $132 million, but the price we get for it will depend on market conditions and what buyers are willing to pay for it

Breathing new life into a ‘star’ of social housing history

A slice of social housing history has been retained with the opening of newly-refurbished apartments in Dunedin. DVDs, CDs and books … you’ve got all that to – not worry about – but just sort of think about.” What Peter didn’t initially know, however, was that his move would

Archives and historical records

Several thousand records relating to many aspects of state housing, including those relating to houses at one time owned by the state, are held by Archives New Zealand. retrievable. Unscanned plans: May take several weeks to retrieve and scan. Hard copies: Longer processing times. Note that more information may be requested where

Kevin’s journey: from living in his car to giving back to his community

When Kevin was living in his car, watching an apartment complex rise across the road, he never imagined he’d one day call it home or become the go-to guy for his neighbours. you see. But it was boring nothing to do. No TV. I’d go to the library for coffee and books or walk around the park, but not too far because of my knee.” “I

Bookworm Janette opened a library for her neighbours

When Janette moved into her new Kāinga Ora home, she set up a library for all her neighbours. noticed open storage spaces beneath the window seats and immediately visualised them filled with books. She thought how nice it would be for neighbours to lounge

Parnell – building better, brighter lives and communities

Community Development Manager Tess has been working with tenants across the Central and East Auckland region to support them to build better, brighter lives and communities. week before it was vegetables being planted and existing ones being nurtured. “The tenant gardening group gets together regularly with community volunteers to

Tahi growing connections and vegetables in his community

Tahi Ratapu loves his gardening and that passion is evident not only in his backyard but at a local school too.

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. the development, which the wider community will use. Y Central will coordinate the community space, manage bookings and facilitate activities and services, while

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