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  • ‘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. ring around the schools in March to see if they need anything. I do it with my daughter and two to three friends and I get the schools to draw an outline of

  • Self-sown and supreme: How a Greenlane garden grew

    Congratulations to our Greenlane customer David, whose paradise of palms, succulents and native plants has earned the top award in this year’s Great Gardens of Kāinga Ora competition. birds, which eat the seeds and, well, “they’ve got to do their business somewhere,” David says. “I get seedlings pop up all over the place.” And if he doesn’t need

  • Skilled up – Kāinga Ora customers go digital

    Classes helping Kāinga Ora customers navigate the digital world have been a huge hit with their first attendees. region and overseas, and give them skills for a modern workforce. Classes are tailored for the needs of attendees, but may include learning to do online

  • Downsizing no barrier to creating supreme garden

    In just over a year, Auckland customer Lagi has transformed the outside of her Kāinga Ora home into an oasis of hibiscus and Christmas lilies. daughter Lucia pictured above).  “As soon as we moved in, I started doing my garden, and now we have lots of things like tomatoes and peas that I can share

  • Introducing the new Housing Delivery Group

    goal is to use every dollar wisely and ensure we build at a cost closer to market rate. The industry naturally has an important role to play in this. We have a

  • MyKāingaOra

    Check your account, rent balances, maintenance requests and so much more online using MyKāingaOra – our app just for tenants, - very much like MyMSD and MyIR. Go digital and be in to win a $100 gift card Any new sign-ups to MyKāingaOra or if you add/update your email address with us, between 1 December 2024 to 30

  • Community comes together to celebrate momentous occasion

    It was a time of celebration in Tauranga when our customer Sylvia recently celebrated her 100th birthday. A small party was held in her garden with a banquet of sweet and savoury treats and decorations displayed across the marquee. Her closest neighbours and friends were invited to come along to help celebrate the momentous occasion. Sylvia says she is close with her next-door neighbours

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    Use our information sheets, explainers and other online resources to help shape your news stories. must be responsible pet owners and care properly for their pets. We know the issues roaming, abandoned or dangerous dogs can cause and want to make sure we play

  • Budgeting tips

    Find tips and tools to help with budgeting, saving and preparing for unexpected costs. do not have to pay for damage from these things. Your Tenancy agreement [PDF, 788 KB] will tell you the insurance that is held on your home. Damage to your home

  • Josh’s journey to supporting others

    When Josh was going through one of the most difficult moments of his life, rather than focusing solely on his own journey, his thoughts turned to how he could help others in the same situation. qualification for support workers. “People look at me because I’m crazy – I have three jobs. But I do it because I love it and every day I’m lucky to be able to do it

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