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A stable home for Jamie after 60 years

Jamie from Palmerston North knows better than anyone what a difference a stable home can make. Working as a truck driver for years, Jamie spent his life on the road, living mainly in the back of his truck, in motels and at depot parking. When the company

Doing good through deconstruction

A Kāinga Ora project has shown how deconstruction not only creates more sustainable results than demolition, but can also be a catalyst for positive social outcomes. the Highbury deconstruction exceeded expectations. “While the initial driver of the pilot programme was about environmental sustainability, the social outcomes

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. , especially since he was diagnosed with kidney disease four years ago. He had to give up full-time work as a truck driver and instead spend much of his time in hospital

Home delivery! More transitional homes for Mangere

Twenty-eight new homes to be used for transitional housing are being transported from Waikato to Mangere, to help meet urgent demand in the area for short-term accommodation. area to help provide people and whānau a warm, dry safe place to live,” says Kāinga Ora Special Advisor to the Chief Executive, Andrew Booker. The homes are

Reducing waste through deconstruction

A development in Auckland has shown how an alternate method of demolition can create more sustainable results. year. Senior Development Manager Nick says a big driver for selecting Martin Leone for the deconstruction pilot was the level of community interest in the

Double win for public housing at property awards

Kāinga Ora has taken out two awards at the 2022 Property Industry Awards.

The awards event is run by Property Council New Zealand and celebrates successful delivery of projects, along with excellence in design and innovation in the

Peggy's top tips to getting to 100

Mt Roskill resident Peggy joined an exclusive club of Kāinga Ora residents when she celebrated turning 100 on 16 June 2023. couldn’t wait to see Peggy to congratulate her,” Natalie says. Around 50 family and friends celebrated with Peggy at a special birthday party on her birthday. “Peggy

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. has another part-time role as a special project coordinator for a Māori social enterprise Whānau Whanake, where he is helping to re-shape the content of a

Dinosaur digger wows Gore school children

It is all go at 29 Hamilton Street, Gore this month as Kāinga Ora progresses the development of new public housing on the former site of the Gore Country Music Club. can get the site cleared and be one step closer to delivering new, warm and dry homes to Gore, on a special site that has been such a big part of the community

Coming home to Kerikeri

For Rewa, the move to a newly built Kāinga Ora home in Kerikeri was more than just somewhere safe and dry to live following the devastating impacts of cyclone Gabrielle. It was coming home. “My previous home was in a remote part of Northland,” Rewa said. “It was a special place with a close community, but there weren’t the comforts you get living

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