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Solar panels on your home

Here’s some helpful information on your solar panels and how to get the most out of them. for anything that needs electricity (you won’t have to do anything differently). Any electricity that is not used in your home is sent back to the local

Crafty savings tips mixed in with craft-making

When Palema and other members of Mo’ui Feinga Kihe Lelei get together for an evening of weaving and craftmaking, they’re also crafting a better future for themselves. themselves and their families through careful budgeting and saving. Palema started Mo’ui Feinga Kihe Lelei (Strive for the Best) 11 years ago after her father

Resetting Kāinga Ora

Kāinga Ora is resetting its focus so it can better serve tenants and communities and leave a sustainable social housing legacy for future generations. are doing this more frequently than we have in the past. If behaviour does not change, we will end tenancies when we need to. Read more on our approach to

Kāinga Ora home leapfrogs family to home ownership

Denise and Shannon know the difference a stable home can make. They've recently been able to purchase their very own home, and credit their former Kāinga Ora home as the stable base that helped them get there. and Shannon had been living together in their Kāinga Ora home in Aranui, Christchurch with their two daughters Danika and Sherlila for a few years when they

Now we can eat together!

Whānau in Tuakau love their newly renovated homes, describing them as being “like brand new”. part of our Retrofit Programme. The programme is designed to make our homes warmer, drier and healthier, places that tenants are proud to call home. “When we

Hard work pays off for young family

Buying your first home is an accomplishment in itself, but it’s even more remarkable when you’re a young couple who came to New Zealand as refugees. knowing we would eventually have our own slice of Kiwi paradise,” he says. After years of hard work and savvy saving, when the opportunity to purchase a property

Keeping your home healthy

Sometimes our homes can get too hot, too cold or have too much moisture in the air – and all of these things can affect our health. Here are some tips to stay healthy whatever the weather. difficult in winter. Here are some easy ways to cut down on power, helping you save money, and the environment. Remember to take a sensible approach to power saving

Drones a game changer for maintenance

In a first for Kāinga Ora, we’re trialling the use of drones to assess the condition of roofs and gutters on our homes, and it’s proving to be a game changer for our maintenance teams. delivering the right work based on the condition of the roof. It’s also achieving significant savings. Out of 309 roofs reviewed to 16 December, only 46 have been

Being a good neighbour

Being a good neighbour is an important part of living in your community. We encourage all our tenants to act as good neighbours. expect us to use the Residential Tenancies Act when needed to drive behaviour change and provide a clear deterrent for disruptive behaviour. If behaviour doesn’t

Kāinga Ora refocusing on its core mission

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities is refocusing on its core mission of providing and managing quality social housing for New Zealanders in need. will narrow its focus on providing and managing social housing in a financially sustainable way. Improved tenancy management: Changes are being made to tenancy

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