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  • Mere's heart of gold transforms lives

    For more than five decades Mere has been opening her heart - and her home - to children in need of a safe, welcoming place to stay. photo albums are stacked with photos of generations past and present, and fun times with lots of laughs. “So many people have called this place home. Even if

  • Turning a street into a neighbourhood

    Kāinga Ora recently completed 16 new warm, dry homes on Exeter Crescent in Palmerston North – but providing much-needed housing is only the beginning. volunteer fire fighters there on the day – and he’s a familiar face to many people in the community, including Kāinga Ora customers, who he has taught how to grow

  • First Home Loan

    A First Home Loan can make it easier for you to get into your first home by lowering the required deposit to 5%. Monday, 12 January 2026. Finding the deposit for your first home can be a challenge, with most lenders currently requiring a minimum 20% deposit. But with a First

  • SBS Bank partners with Kāinga Ora to help first home buyers

    First home buyers will have more opportunities to access the shared ownership scheme First Home Partner, following a new partnership announced today between Kāinga Ora and SBS Bank. SBS has been confirmed as the third participating lender for First Home Partner, joining founding banks Westpac and BNZ. Jason Lovell, Kāinga Ora Manager Home

  • Budget 2022: Changes announced for first home products

    The Government has today announced changes to some of the home ownership products administered by Kāinga Ora, enabling more New Zealanders to access support to purchase their first home. The changes were announced as part of Budget 2022, and involve the First Home Grant, First Home Loan and the Kāinga Whenua Loan scheme. House price caps for

  • 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. Launched in October 2021, First Home Partner is part of the Government’s wider Progressive Home Ownership Fund (external link) . It enables eligible

  • Buyers move in to Rotorua’s first KiwiBuild homes

    Homeownership means many things. For Venkat and Sowmya, it represents security and a new future for their two-year-old daughter Venya. The family recently moved in to their new three-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse in Rotorua – one of the first KiwiBuild homes to be built in the city. “This

  • Minis spur massive milestone: Hard work pays off with new home

    The hard work of a former Kāinga Ora customer of 30 years has paid off as she settles in to her own home. When Liz thinks about how far she has come in five years, tears begin to stream down her face. Now, the former Kāinga Ora customer is a first-time home owner

  • Changes announced for KiwiBuild programme

    Minister of Housing, Hon. Dr Megan Woods, has announced changes to the KiwiBuild programme.  sell the underwritten homes at or below the KiwiBuild price caps. The underwritten homes must be offered, in the first instance, to eligible KiwiBuild buyers

  • Future looks bright again thanks to new home

    For Amye, her new Kāinga Ora home in Dunedin means she can live her life how she wants and get back to what she loves doing – working. ponder her own next steps. “I decided it was time to put myself first again. I always like to feel useful, to feel like I’m contributing to something and that’s

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