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Tenants make fresh start in new five-storey complex

Kāinga Ora’s new five-storey Cracroft Street complex hasn’t just transformed Ōtāhuhu – it’s also transforming lives. surroundings. The development is also in close proximity to schools, supermarkets, shopping centres and employment opportunities, and is within walking distance of public transport options including the Onehunga train station.

Auckland Light Rail is a win for urban planning, people and the planet

Late last month, Cabinet announced the much-anticipated decision on the route and mode for Auckland Light Rail, the $14.6b project to create mass rapid transit between the CBD and Māngere. section to Mt Roskill provides capacity for decades to come as well as reducing disruption to Queen Street and Dominion Road. From an urban perspective, it

“Hard to fault” Kāinga Ora developments win property industry awards

Five Kāinga Ora social housing developments have received top accolades at the recent 2024 Property Industry Awards. or disability to live well. Built on 2,725m 2 land located close to the shops, Epuni train station and Hutt Hospital, the development also included an upgrade

12 new public homes for Gisborne whānau

Twelve new public homes were blessed by Tairāwhiti kaikarakia Morehu Pewhairangi recently before whānau move in. things. Most of his working life Beau worked on large coastal stations, mainly with sheep and cattle. In 2017 Beau was forced to move into town from his home

Ruby a gem of the local community

Kāinga Ora customer Ruby is paddling away happily on a ‘waka of change’.

Ruby says she has turned her life around in the past five years since she moved from emergency housing into her Kāinga Ora home with her now 10-year-old and 17-year-old sons. in her 40s and is now a qualified personal trainer. When she graduated from the New Zealand Institute of Sport, she set up an online fitness programme but

YouTube, emojis and surfing the web – Neta is queen of them all

Senior customer Neta has become a confident queen of emojis since taking part in a digital literacy course at her Kāinga Ora complex in South Auckland. our elderly whānau, to help build their knowledge and enhance their lives when using technology,” explains trainer Fa’aulu from 360 Tautua. To celebrate

Successful Glendowie salvage day

A recent community salvage day in the east Auckland suburb of Glendowie was a huge success for everyone involved – Kāinga Ora, our deconstruction partner Green Way and the local community. deconstruction when removing houses from development sites. “The Glendowie salvage day is a great example of this as it involves deconstructing old state houses and re-using

Crowned with merit and excellence for public housing developments

Hosted by the Property Council New Zealand the Property Industry Awards celebrates excellence in design and innovation in the built environment. Four Kāinga Ora public housing developments were recognised at the recent 2023 gala awards dinner. are now 50 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and four bedroom town houses within walking distance of the train station in Mt Albert, Auckland. This

The transition to an electric fleet, our journey so far

As a public agency with over 760 fleet vehicles, we recognise the importance of transitioning our vehicles to be fully electric by 2025 to help meet the Government’s target of a carbon neutral public sector. ’ charger meant that KwHrs are monitored enabling reimbursement through our internal financing system. To date we have installed 25 home charging stations and

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. forget that. And to know how far I’ve come from that one time, it’s huge. I’m so proud of myself and my husband for doing what we’ve done and getting here.” Liz

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