Kainga Ora

About Us

The formation of Kainga Ora – Homes and Communities in October 2019 marked the beginning of a step change in housing and urban development in New Zealand.

The outcomes we are asked to achieve as Kainga Ora go beyond being a social landlord or urban development agency, and our legislative framework puts in place operating principles that enable us to have a much larger impact on New Zealand and the quality of New Zealanders’ lives.

This mandate is reflected in our Vision Statement: "Building better, brighter homes, communities and lives."

We’ve been given a broader range of responsibilities, customers and stakeholders to work with, and the foundations for our success begin with a deep understanding of communities and the challenges they face right across New Zealand.

Kainga Ora provides tenancy services to nearly 200,000 customers and their whanau and owns and maintains nearly 75,000 public houses while also providing home ownership products and other services. We are focusing on prioritising our tenants’ wellbeing, and provide tenants with good quality, warm, dry and healthy homes. In the Waikato Regional Council boundaries, we have 6,000 with 14,000 people living in them.