‘The house was tilting’: Tenant’s escape as state houses await fate two years after floods
Four Māngere state houses are still propped up after floating during the Auckland floods.
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Kāinga Ora’s $1.2m Meadowbank apartments sit vacant for months
Kāinga Ora said its been waiting on final building approval from Auckland Council
'Housing is a human right': Tamariki in Hamilton emergency motels drops from 516 to 165
Households in emergency housing motels dropped from 507 in 2023, to 144 in November 2024.
‘We’re all terrified': Rock thrower has residents on edge
Neighbours say they've been terrorised for months by stones coming through their windows.
Kāinga Ora shelves controversial 50-home project in Northland
Kāinga Ora spent nearly $900,000 on the 50-home Ruakākā project now on the back burner.
Ho Chi Minh to Northcote: 'Southern Hemisphere's largest modular housing project'
'We see New Zealand as a long-term strategy.
State landlord issues 553 warnings for unruly tenant behaviour
Complaint wait times drop to 15 days as Kāinga Ora tackles disruptive tenant behaviour.
'Massive accumulation' at Kāinga Ora house
Tenant denied claims his house was a fire risk or pest hotspot.
Opinion: No room at the inn for homeless Kiwis needing help at Xmas
OPINION: Community providers are increasingly having to turn away applicants.
Sixty-six cars to be stacked 20 levels high at new apartment block
Car parks will be sold on a 'first come, first served' basis for $50,000 each.
Editorial: Kāinga Ora decision to shun wool in state housing is baffling and must be reviewed
OPINION: Ignoring a Government directive, the move is another blow to NZ's wool sector.
‘Beyond disappointing’: Kāinga Ora rejects wool carpet
Disappointment as Kāinga Ora opts for synthetic over wool carpet.
'Living hell': Single mum triggered by 'nightmare' neighbours
With four girls, including a 4-year-old, Sarah said she doesn't feel safe.
Student-built house will home East Coast Kāinga Ora tenants
Over three years, students worked on building a home that will now be put to good use.
Kainga Ora nightmare neighbours
A Christchurch Kāinga Ora tenant said her accommodation is like 'living in hell', with neighbours children neglected, stealing and running onto the main road in recent weeks.
Govt paves way for private sector to build more social housing
Minister details how the Govt will help community housing providers secure finance.
Springs Flat roundabout could enable new supermarket, shopping centre and houses
A new supermarket and shopping centre will be enabled by the proposed SH1 roundabout.
Kāinga Ora job losses hit 540 as it confirms plans to shed another 310 roles
The total number to be lost is slightly lower than the 321 it proposed in September.
Kāinga Ora calls in builders, clears Ponsonby tenants from five-year-old units
New paint, balustrades, privacy screens, walkway: New-ish Ponsonby state units upgraded.
Ponsonby Kāinga Ora complex fenced off for upgrade
A Kāinga Ora 15-unit, one-bedroom apartment complex in Ponsonby, originally constructed in 2019, has been vacated for improvements.
'Outrageous': One of NZ's first state housing blocks mothballed, future uncertain
Kāinga Ora has been 'working through decisions' on the building's future since 2022.
$3m spent on 64 Kāinga Ora homes that may not be built
"As bad as it sounds, sometimes you have to put the brakes on," developer says.
Trashed and abandoned social housing complex in Auckland to be demolished, says Kāinga Ora
After 20 years, the complex leaks and needs seismic strengthening says Kāinga Ora.
'Trailblazing' - first private business wins building consenting accreditation
Able to process building consent applications and inspect buildings during construction.
Kāinga Ora spent $300m on housing projects at risk of being cancelled: Can the money be saved?
Two projects have alone cost $73m. If they are cancelled will the taxpayer funds be lost?
Fire in Auckland Kāinga Ora apartment block suspicious - police
The fire in Ōtāhuhu, in the early hours of Sunday, cut power to many flats.
Residents saved from balcony as Kāinga Ora apartment in South Auckland goes up in flames
Firefighting crews were called to the fire on Albert St, Ōtāhuhu just after midnight.
More Māori getting on property ladder on Māori land
'Any solutions to combat the housing crisis were welcome.'
Burnt out lodge demolished, replaced with state houses
Fire caused extensive damage to Berkenhoff lodge in November 2022.
Council not backing down on land donated for pensioners
Council says it will allow Kāinga Ora to build on the property despite a legal challenge.
$1.2m per apartment: New Kāinga Ora build part of billion dollar scandal, developer says
Ockham Residential developer says cost of public housing builds is national embarrassment.
Kāinga Ora board member slams Bill English review in resignation letter
Philippa Howden-Chapman served on Kāinga Ora’s board for six years.
Tainui team up with Government to develop housing at Hopuhopu
Fifty-seven homes will be built on Tainui land at Ngāruawāhia.
Kāinga Ora bans elderly tenants from their happy hour drinks
Tenants claim a big night drinking for them ends by 8.30pm but Kāinga Ora wants it banned.