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.
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Govt paves way for private sector to build more social housing
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Springs Flat roundabout could enable new supermarket, shopping centre and houses
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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
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'Outrageous': One of NZ's first state housing blocks mothballed, future uncertain
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$3m spent on 64 Kāinga Ora homes that may not be built
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Trashed and abandoned social housing complex in Auckland to be demolished, says Kāinga Ora
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Fire in Auckland Kāinga Ora apartment block suspicious - police
The fire in Ōtāhuhu, in the early hours of Sunday, cut power to many flats.
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More Māori getting on property ladder on Māori land
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Burnt out lodge demolished, replaced with state houses
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Council not backing down on land donated for pensioners
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Kāinga Ora board member slams Bill English review in resignation letter
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Tainui team up with Government to develop housing at Hopuhopu
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Kāinga Ora bans elderly tenants from their happy hour drinks
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Willie Jackson says National takes applause for Labour's housing initiative
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