4,864 new Kāinga Ora homes delivered in 12 months

Patrick Dougherty, General Manager Construction & Innovation says “Over the last 12 months Kāinga Ora teams have worked hard to deliver new social housing throughout New Zealand. We’ve completed 4,864 new Kāinga Ora state homes - that’s an average of thirteen new homes being delivered every day, or 93 homes a week.”

“We build our homes to last at least 50 years and meet the needs of Kiwis now, as well as future generations. We achieve this by often exceeding current building codes and regulations to keep maintenance costs manageable in future years.

“We work with hundreds of architects, engineers, developers and construction companies all over Aotearoa to achieve this.”

The new homes vary in size and style, ranging from one-bedroom apartments to multi-bedroom freestanding homes. Three quarters of the new homes are standalone or semi-detached, with the remaining quarter apartment-style living in buildings three levels or higher.

“We build homes to cater for a wide range of needs. Just over two thirds of the new houses are one- or two-bedroom homes for individuals or small families, while over 1,700 homes have three or more bedrooms suitable for larger whānau,” says Mr Dougherty.

Kāinga Ora delivers new homes by removing old homes and redeveloping the land we own, and commissioning and then purchasing land and housing projects from private developers. It also purchases or leases existing homes in areas where there is a need. Through developing the land we own, buying land and housing projects from developers, and purchasing a small number of existing homes from the open market, the national net increase in Kāinga Ora social and supported homes to the 12 months ending June 2024 is 3,605.