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Locals lap up Stone Soup event

A local Whanganui community event with close ties to Kāinga Ora has been connecting the community for more than 12 years. , as well as anything in between. More recently, she has helped plan the event. For Saturday’s event, she got Bunnings on board to donate $100 worth of seeds

‘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

Having a pet

Kāinga Ora supports tenants having pets - but it’s important to be a responsible pet owner and get our consent first. evening hours. Avoid hot surfaces—if it’s too hot for your feet, it’s too hot for paws. Use pet-safe sunscreen on light-skinned pets. Never leave pets in cars

Conserving water at work and at home

It’s great to enjoy the warmer weather at this time of year but it also means the demand for water rises just like the temperature does. hot days, there a chance water restrictions may be introduced down the track. Watercare – Auckland’s water authority, has created a great website where you can

Kāinga Ora home a place to make new memories

Blenheim mum Maria and her whānau gather around the dining table in the kitchen of their Kāinga Ora home every day, connecting with each other over kai. “It’s very important to have breakfast, lunch and tea at the table together,” Maria says. After losing both parents while she was still at high school in

Students brighten Kāinga Ora development with artwork

The creative talents of Kadimah School are on full display outside the Kāinga Ora Greys Avenue development in central Auckland. complex is being built by construction firm Icon. Twelve-year-old Noa beams when describing her enlarged hot air balloon drawing on the outer hoarding. “The hot

Salu’s whānau settle back in, a year after the Auckland Anniversary flooding

The new year signalled a happy start for Salu and her family as they settled into their renovated home. Now they can relax and look to the future rather than worry about the past. also received a delivery of furniture and whiteware to replace items lost in the floods, thanks to a partnership between Kāinga Ora and New Zealand Red Cross

Pushing innovation at Busby Street

Off-site manufacturing (OSM) technologies combine in this standout pilot project in Auckland’s Blockhouse Bay. manufactured to a factory level quality. Innovation is one of the key priorities in Building Momentum – our construction plan for future homes. The three-level walk

Fences

If you are a private home owner living next door to a Kāinga Ora property and you are thinking about building a fence along the boundary, you must discuss this with us. Kāinga Ora may be able to help with costs, too. will consider contributing up to half of the cost. Before the work commences, we must receive a written request and certain information about the proposed fence

Old friends, new homes

Cadness Road resident John is quick to share his thoughts when asked about his new Kāinga Ora apartment in the Auckland suburb of Northcote. and one two-level building. The 16 one-bedroom units were built with Cross Laminated Timber panels that were manufactured off site, allowing a 30% reduction in

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