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  • Tenant home ownership

    If you are currently a Kāinga Ora tenant, you may be eligible for a grant to go towards purchasing the home you’re living in. important to note that not all properties will be made available for sale. Tenant Home Ownership grant The Tenant Home Ownership grant is a gift of 10% of the

  • Regional New Zealand's largest social housing development

    Ninety-five new warm, dry and healthy homes have been completed in Whangārei.  They will provide stable housing for around 320 people, making it our biggest social housing development built outside the main centres. of the project. Te Parawhau supported the development from the beginning, including blessing the whenua and gifting names for the neighbourhood and its shared

  • 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%. price of the home you are interested in buying (inclusive of all savings, grants, first-home withdrawals, and gifts) be purchasing a home for you to live in as

  • 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. see someone like Liz achieving their dreams.” While Liz and her husband had achieved home ownership simply through hard work and access to their Kiwisaver

  • KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal application

    Zealand or overseas and no longer do.  You do not need to complete this form if you: have previously withdrawn funds from KiwiSaver to buy a home , as you are

  • KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal

    If you have been a member of KiwiSaver for at least 3 years, you may be able to make a withdrawal from your savings to put towards buying your first home. Monday, 12 January 2026. Eligible members can withdraw their KiwiSaver savings (including tax credits). However at least $1,000 must remain in their KiwiSaver

  • Zita gifts taonga to welcome new neighbours

    When nine newly built homes were blessed in Rutherford Road Napier recently, a very special guest turned up to welcome the families who were moving into the neighbourhood.

  • Budgeting tips

    Find tips and tools to help with budgeting, saving and preparing for unexpected costs. . Break down your budget to allow for gifts, decorations, food, drink and entertainment. Keep track of your spending in the months leading up to the holidays. Join

  • Now Joe’s got more space, his family can visit

    Joe loves nothing more than having his beautiful grandchildren around his whare. The four littlies are now regular visitors to his new West Auckland home, bringing with them games, giggles, and joyful chaos. barbecue during the summer. There’s even room for Joe’s small fishing boat, a gift from his sons so that he could keep getting out on the water. “Family, church and fishing – those are my favourite pastimes.” 

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    required deposit to 5%. KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal If you have been a member of KiwiSaver for at least 3 years, you may be able to make a withdrawal from your

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