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Māori home ownership prioritised through Housing Foundation partnership in Mangere

Kāinga Ora are thrilled to partner with New Zealand Housing Foundation (Housing Foundation) to deliver affordable homes for Māori whānau in Mangere West. For over twenty years, New Zealand Housing Foundation has helped hundreds of families into home ownership. may not have the 20% deposit required to purchase a home on the open market." For those who have manageable debt or a low deposit, a rent-to-own scheme is an

Our approach to rent debt

We expect our tenants to pay their rent on time and in full. We’ve made changes to how we manage rent debt to help prevent tenants from getting too far behind. If a tenant misses a rent payment, we’ll get in touch

Budget 2020 - More public housing to be built

Through Budget 2020 the Government is investing more funding to help deliver 8,000 new public housing and transitional housing places so that more New Zealanders can have a place to call home that is warm, dry and safe. households who cannot access or sustain a tenancy in the private rental market for a range of reasons.  Public houses are owned or leased by Kāinga Ora or by

Kāinga Ora tackles rent debt

As part of its reset, Kāinga Ora is changing its approach to managing rent debt to speed up repayment and address some historic issues. Chief Executive Matt Crockett outlines the changes that are being made and the reasons for them. Over the past 12 months, our frontline teams have been working with tenants to reduce their rent debt. This has resulted in total rent debt falling from $21.6

Paying your rent

We want to help you keep on top of your rent and other bills. On this page you’ll find some useful information and advice. You can also contact us if you have any questions. Paying rent We expect all Kainga Ora tenants to pay their rent on time and in full. We’ve made changes to how we manage rent debt to help prevent tenants from

Media resources

Use our information sheets, explainers and other online resources to help shape your news stories. Kāinga Ora spokesperson. Why are you selling some homes? As the owner of nearly 75,000 properties, it’s important Kāinga Ora takes a strategic approach to managing

Rent freeze for all tenants

The Government recently confirmed all residential rent increases would be frozen for 6 months. a rent rise that would start from March 26 – this rent rise is not happening. We are working through resolving the required changes to those customer accounts

Our role as a landlord

We care about both the quality of our homes and the wellbeing of the 190,000 people living within them – of which around 40% are children and young people.  Paying your rent Tenancy agreement Our approach to rent debt We expect all Kainga Ora tenants to pay their rent on time and in full. If a tenant misses a rent

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. Sowmya were renting and also spent time living with another Rotorua family. “It was really challenging to buy a home within our budget, and I think our chances

First Home Partner

The purpose of this page is to assist existing First Home Partner customers. This scheme is now fully subscribed. First Home Partner is a shared ownership scheme administered by Kāinga Ora for first home buyers who are able to service repayments, but do not have enough

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