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Kāinga Ora site helps with eradicating pests in Wellington

With ground investigation starting on Kāinga Ora’s Arlington site, we had a stack of old fence palings needing a new home. Instead of sending them to the landfill, Kāinga Ora worked alongside a local Predator Free group and civils partner McKee Fehl to repurpose the palings. Over

Kindness and kebabs: Bangash feeds those in need

Zuhaib Abbas Bangash arrived in New Zealand from Pakistan in 2013 with little more than a handful of clothes and a dream to create a safer life for his children. – in free kebabs!  Every Sunday, Bangash feeds hundreds of people in need from two of his busy kebab shops in Glen Eden and Glenfield. Bangash’s passion for

Successful Glendowie salvage day

A recent community salvage day in the east Auckland suburb of Glendowie was a huge success for everyone involved – Kāinga Ora, our deconstruction partner Green Way and the local community. Zealand every year. “Along with our industry partners, we are helping to tackle this issue head on by using more sustainable site clearance methods like

Budgeting tips

Find tips and tools to help with budgeting, saving and preparing for unexpected costs. advice, we can take the effort out of looking after our finances. Budgeting tools and templates Sorted budgeting tool This free online tool will guide you through

Creating a sense of whānau for the whole neighbourhood

Tāmaki Makaurau customer Jacqui is legendary in her West Auckland community. As well as caring for her six – soon to be seven children – she spends much of her time volunteering at the Glenavon Community Hub near her Kāinga Ora home. what it’s all about. Some go on to volunteer with us, and we love having that help and the chance to get to know each other.” So, what exactly happens at the hub

Making cooking a breeze – Whanganui community gets inspired to eat well on a budget

From busy lives to raising a family, many people struggle to find the time or inspiration to cook healthy, nutritious meals within a budget for themselves and their whānau. customers, to share tips, tricks and inspiration for eating well on a budget. In October, the participants met at the UCOL | Te Pukenga Whanganui campus to learn

Tenancy agreement

Your tenancy agreement is a legal document. It tells you what you should expect from us and what we expect from you. your rent on time look after your home and grounds by keeping them tidy let us know as soon as possible when maintenance is needed take responsibility for the

YouTube, emojis and surfing the web – Neta is queen of them all

Senior customer Neta has become a confident queen of emojis since taking part in a digital literacy course at her Kāinga Ora complex in South Auckland. course, Neta had only basic technology skills and felt overwhelmed when she tried to use websites or apps. Her children and grandchildren were agile users of

Online ‘Lunch Room’ to support construction workers

Suicide prevention charity MATES in Construction NZ has launched an online Lunch Room to support construction workers during the COVID-19 lockdown. NZ Chief Executive Victoria McArthur says the free, one-hour Lunch Room (external link) meetings will be held every Monday to Friday via Zoom from 10.30am

Proud to call Castor Crescent Home

53 new homes have been completed on the Castor Crescent site in eastern Porirua, as part of the Kāinga Ora, Porirua Development project. . In total 53 new homes have now been constructed on Castor Crescent. They are a range of different size homes including 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, 4-bedroom and 5

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