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For our tenants and their communities Find out about renting a house from us, different ways to pay your rent, what to do if your home needs repairs, and what you can expect from us as your landlord.

Housing developments and programmes Different initiatives and programmes aim to support people in housing need. These include the Regional housing development and our Auckland housing programme.

Ways we can help you to own a home Housing New Zealand manage a number of financial products to help first home buyers to achieve the dream of home ownership.

Working with us

We work with many groups in the community – from those we work with on new housing developments through to community groups we work with for the benefit of our tenants.

About our properties

Housing New Zealand has an ongoing programme of redevelopment and new home building and acquisition to meet the needs of tenants today and into the future.

Wholesale investor information

As a result of Budget 2018 decisions, the Minister of Finance and the Minister responsible for Housing New Zealand have increased the limit on Housing New Zealand’s Borrowing Protocol.

Keeping your house warm and dry

Housing New Zealand is upgrading more homes to improve the lives of tenants.

Latest News

16 July 2018

New home means healthier, happier young family

Moving into a brand new Housing New Zealand home has been life-changing for Angelica Meads and her family.
13 July 2018

The evolution of the New Zealand state house: From ‘good bones’ to award-winning design

Close to a century after being built, the classic New Zealand state houses of the 1930s and 40s are hot property.
13 July 2018

First state house tenant among new HNZ board appointments

Housing Minister Phil Twyford this week announced three new appointments to the Board of Housing New Zealand.
13 July 2018

Flagship development signals a fresh approach for state housing

He pukenga wai, he nōhanga tāngata; he nōhanga tāngata, he putanga kōrero
Building lives and communities by housing New Zealanders
These words in Te Reo Maori and English are at the heart of what Housing New Zealand is all about.
12 July 2018

Janders Dean innovation awards

Housing New Zealand’s in-house legal team has been recognised for a pilot project which has cut the time needed to compile building contracts by an average 75%.
12 July 2018

New home helps family ‘live their lives’

Moving into a new, four-bedroom home was the best Christmas present that Housing New Zealand tenant Pauline Otunuku and her family could have hoped for.
10 July 2018

Housing New Zealand to build supportive housing in central Auckland

To help meet the growing demand for housing in Auckland’s city centre, and the number of people currently sleeping rough, Housing New Zealand is planning to develop a new building on its upper Greys Avenue site to include 280 new purpose-built apartments and on-site wrap-around health and support services.
10 July 2018

How Housing New Zealand is helping address Auckland’s housing challenge

We’re building 23,600 new state, affordable and market homes for Aucklanders. Work is happening right now in neighbourhoods across our city.
9 July 2018

New appointment to Housing New Zealand Board

The Government has announced a new appointment to the Housing New Zealand Board with Vui Mark Gosche joining as deputy chair.