Proactive releases

Kāinga Ora Official Information Act Policy and Proactive Release Policy

Proactive Release Policy POL 393 [PDF, 315 KB]

Official Information Act Policy POL 392 [PDF, 237 KB]

Tenancy policies

Kāinga Ora proactively releases information to help inform understanding of the reasons for decisions. Publishing our tenancy policies aims to support openness and transparency around our role as a landlord and the responsibilities of our tenants.

Disruptive Behaviour Policy POL-355 [PDF, 796 KB]

Tenancy Management Framework POL-358 [PDF, 601 KB]

Impact of COVID-19 and financial sustainability of Kāinga Ora

COVID-19 and its ongoing effects are impacting the construction sector and house building nationwide. Kāinga Ora, like the private sector, is not immune to these pressures. Advice on how we are responding to these headwinds has been provided in a series of papers (ad hocs) and briefing notes to the Minister of Housing.

An overview and Q&As [PDF, 812 KB] about the papers is available. As this provides important context, it’s recommended this material is read before studying the papers below.

Briefings to the Minister

• 17 June 2022 – Update on Kāinga Ora Financial Sustainability [PDF, 3.7 MB]
• 5 April 2022 – Update on key Kāinga Ora Delivery Commitments [PDF, 1.9 MB]
• 2 December 2021 – COVID-19 Response - Delivering Kāinga Ora Housing Supply Commitments [PDF, 1.7 MB]
• 14 October 2021 – Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities - Estimated Impact of COVID-19 [PDF, 1.8 MB]
• 14 September 2021 – Impact of the COVID-19 Level 4 Lockdown on Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities [PDF, 861 KB]

Cabinet papers

These documents do not necessarily reflect the current status of the content.  Where necessary, redactions have been made in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 and the Privacy Act 2020.

Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reason for withholding it. The relevant OIA grounds that apply to these documents primarily include, but are not limited to:

• Section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons
• Section 9(2)(f)(iv) to protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Minister’s if the Crown and officials
• Section 9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinion
• Section 9(2)(h) to maintain legal professional  privilege

Proposed offsite manufacturing (OSM) supply programme - Minister release [PDF, 1.4 MB] and Minute of Decision [PDF, 726 KB]