Kāinga Ora

Kāinga Ora is proud to work with Neighbourhood Support, New Zealand Police, and Fire and Emergency New Zealand to support community connectedness, safety and security.

We all want safe, thriving and resilient neighbourhoods and Kāinga Ora is committed to building partnerships to help achieve this.

Along with our partners, we have initiated street events to connect people, and to encourage neighbourhoods to have fun and support each other, whilst offering an opportunity for education on personal and property safety, security and fire safety.

These events are an excellent opportunity for residents to learn safety tips and strategies from agencies, ensure they are connected to services that support their wellbeing, and for neighbours to share contact details and plans in case of an emergency.

The Kāinga Ora community development strategy brings together neighbours who live in housing complexes and draws on the expertise of Neighbourhood Support and NZ Police to help create safety plans, and connect people to ongoing support.

These connections have shown great results for neighbours who now have enhanced feelings of safety and security and a greater sense of belonging in their community.

Community Development manager Amanda Cook says, “Kāinga Ora looks forward to more opportunities to work together in neighbourhoods in the coming year”.