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Infrastructure funding paves the way for new communities

A further $192 million from the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) has been committed to infrastructure projects around the country – enabling new communities to be built, Housing Minister Megan Woods announced today. Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, the IAF was launched by the Government in June 2021. The contestable fund of approximately $1 billion is designed to allocate

Tracking our performance

Explore how we are performing across tenancy management, delivering new and improved housing, managing our homes, reducing costs and strengthening our financial sustainability. behaviour . Current tenant rental debt : It is essential our tenants pay rent. This measure indicates the effectiveness of our collection efforts from tenants

MyKāingaOra

With our tenant app, MyKāingaOra, you can easily check your account, rent balance, log maintenance requests and so much more from your mobile or laptop, anytime without having to call us. top of the screen on an iPhone or iPod Touch, it's on the bar at the bottom of the screen. Tap the 'Add to Home Screen' icon. The name is automatically there

Etu Rakau: creating a circular economy by connecting community

Rata Taiwhanga is determined to cultivate connection – to build the type of community he wished for while growing up in a Kāinga Ora home. At one of our properties in Mangere, he’s secured nearly $80,000 to do just that. out of their homes and into environments like this is something I really believe in – this is a place where they feel safe and comfortable to practice

New beginnings at Mahora, Hastings

We celebrated work starting on 40 new homes as the first development designed in collaboration with Hastings District Council, as part of the Hastings place-based approach. of 2021, Kāinga Ora aims to have delivered an extra 160 extra warm, dry quality homes in Hastings. More information on what Kainga Ora is developing in the

Parnell – building better, brighter lives and communities

Community Development Manager Tess has been working with tenants across the Central and East Auckland region to support them to build better, brighter lives and communities. with nature. Tenants also get a lot of satisfaction seeing the plants and vegetables grow and what it is also does is help to bring people together and create

North Canterbury Kāinga Ora development wins excellence award

A Kāinga Ora development in North Canterbury has earned a top prize at the New Zealand Property Industry Awards in Auckland. judges: “These beautifully designed units are of an equal standard to many private developments in the area. They challenge preconceptions of what a state home

Porirua neighbourhood comes together for clean-up event

Good things happen when people work together – which is exactly what happened when communities in Eastern Porirua gathered for a neighbourhood clean-up event in September. Nui is the Eastern Porirua Development partnership that consists of Kāinga Ora, Porirua City Council and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. The event was sparked by an idea

People collector Anna brings her community together

Anna lives in a Kāinga Ora home in Palmerston North and loves her neighbourhood for its national heritage significance, accessibility and the large reserve nearby that offers many opportunities for the community to connect. And connecting people is precisely what Anna likes to do, so it is unsurprising that her family calls her a “people collector”. The list of Anna’s community

From emergency housing to flourishing gardens

When Damien moved into his Kāinga Ora home in Dunedin in May 2025, life started to feel more settled for his whānau. After stints living with family, and then spending time in emergency housing, he finally has a stable place to call home benefits of moving into a stable home. He takes great pride in his backyard garden and is well liked by everyone on the street.” For Damien, having a stable home

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