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	The establishment date of Kainga Ora - Homes and Communities is based on the commencement date of Kainga Ora-Homes and Communities Act 2019, 1 October 2019. It should be noted that an establishment board was in place prior to this date.
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		Kainga Ora-Homes and Communities website, https://kaingaora.govt.nz/ (accessed 1 October 2019).
	

		Ministry of Housing and Urban Development website, 
	

		New Zealand Legislation website (Parliamentary Counsel Office), http://www.legislation.govt.nz/ (accessed 30 September 2019).

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	Establishment

	Kainga Ora–Homes and Communities was established on 1 October 2019 pursuant to section 8 of the Kainga Ora-Homes and Communities Act 2019 (the Act). It inherited the functions and activities of the Housing New Zealand Corporation and its subsidiary company, HLC (2019) Limited, as well as taking over the responsibility for the KiwiBuild programme of work from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

	Functions and Responsibilities

	Objective

	The objective of Kainga Ora–Homes and Communities was to contribute to sustainable, inclusive, and thriving communities that:

	

		provided people with good quality, affordable housing choices that met diverse needs; and
	

		supported good access to jobs, amenities, and services; and
	

		otherwise sustained or enhanced the overall economic, social, environmental, and cultural well-being of current and future generations.


	When performing its functions or exercising powers under any other legislation, Kainga Ora–Homes and Communities was required to act in a way that furthered any relevant objectives or purposes stated in that legislation.

	Functions

	The functions of Kainga Ora–Homes and Communities were:

	

		Housing
		

			

				to provide rental housing, principally for those who need it most;
			

				to provide appropriate accommodation, including housing, for community organisations;
			

				to provide people with home-related financial assistance; and to make loans, or provide other financial assistance, to local authorities and other entities for housing purposes (subject to section 13(2) of the Act);
			

				to give people (including people on low or modest incomes who wish to own their own homes) help and advice on matters relating to housing or services related to housing;
			

				to provide housing or services related to housing as agent for the Crown or Crown entities.
		
	
	

		Urban development
		

			

				to initiate, facilitate, or undertake any urban development, whether on its own account, in partnership, or on behalf of other persons, including—
				

					

						development of housing, including public housing, affordable housing, homes for first-home buyers, and market housing;
					

						development and renewal of urban environments, whether or not this includes housing development;
					

						development of related commercial, industrial, community, or other amenities, infrastructure, facilities, services, or works;
				
			
			

				to provide a leadership or co-ordination role in relation to urban development, including by—
				

					

						supporting innovation, capability, and scale within the wider urban development and construction sectors;
					

						leading and promoting good urban design and efficient, integrated, mixed-use urban development;
				
			
			

				to understand, support, and enable the aspirations of Maori in relation to urban development;
			

				to understand, support, and enable the aspirations of communities in relation to urban development;
		
	
	

		Other
		

			

				any regulatory functions conferred or imposed on Kainga Ora–Homes and Communities by or under any other enactment (for example, if entered on an appropriate register to do so);
			

				any other functions conferred or imposed on Kainga Ora–Homes and Communities by or under the Act or any other enactment.
		
	


	Section 13(2) of the Act stated that those functions affected only applied to the extent that Kainga Ora-Homes and Communities acted on behalf of the Crown, or the assistance was authorised by regulations made, or an approval given by the responsible Ministers, for the purpose of restrictions in the Crown Entities Act 2004 (provisions relating to restrictions on the acquisition of financial products, borrowing, guarantees, indemnities, and derivatives rules); or not of a type to which such restrictions applied.

	Operating principles

	The operating principles of Kainga Ora–Homes and Communities were:

	

		Public housing solutions that contribute positively to well-being
		

			

				providing good quality, warm, dry, and healthy rental housing;
			

				supporting tenants—(i) to be well connected to their communities; and (ii) to lead lives with dignity and the greatest degree of independence possible; and (iii) to sustain tenancies;
			

				working with community providers to support tenants and ensure those most in need were supported and housed;
			

				being a fair and reasonable landlord, treating tenants and their neighbours with respect, integrity, and honesty;
		
	
	

		Housing supply meets needs
		

			

				managing its housing stock prudently, including upgrading and managing its housing to ensure it remains fit for purpose;
			

				ensuring that the housing it developed was appropriately mixed (with public, affordable, and market housing) and was of good quality;
		
	
	

		Well-functioning urban environments
		

			

				ensuring its urban development contained quality infrastructure and amenities that supported community needs;
			

				assisting communities where it had housing stock to develop and thrive as cohesive and safe places to live;
		
	
	

		Stewardship and sustainability
		

			

				identifying and protecting Maori interests in land, and recognising and providing for the relationship of Maori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, water, sites, wahi tapu, and other taonga;
			

				operating in a manner that recognised— (i) environmental, cultural, and heritage values; and (ii) the need to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change;
		
	
	

		Collaboration and effective partnerships
		

			

				partnering and having early and meaningful engagement with Maori and offering Maori opportunities to participate in urban development;
			

				partnering and engaging meaningfully with other persons and organisations, including— (i) having early and meaningful engagement with communities affected, or to be affected, by housing and urban development; (ii) in order to help grow capability across the housing and urban development sector; (iii) in order to help people into home ownership;
			

				maximising alignment and synergies through its multiple functions in order to support inclusive, integrated housing and urban development.
		
	


	Structure

	Board

	Kainga Ora-Homes and Communities was governed by a board, which had wide-ranging responsibilities, including setting the organisation’s strategic direction and annual performance expectations (in conjunction with the Minister), managing risk and ensuring compliance, and maintaining appropriate relationships with key stakeholders.

	The board consist of between 6 and 8 members, who were appointed by the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Housing. Collectively, the members were required to have knowledge and experience of, and capability in:

	

		New Zealand’s housing and urban development system, including public housing, urban planning and design, infrastructure, construction, and regeneration; and
	

		perspectives of Maori; and
	

		the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) and its principles and Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993; and
	

		perspectives of public housing tenants; and
	

		perspectives of developers; and
	

		perspectives of local government; and
	

		business generally; and
	

		public sector governance and government processes.


	The board was required to ensure that Kainga Ora-Homes and Communities:

	

		acted in a manner consistent with the operating principles set out in the Act; and
	

		maintained systems and processes that ensured, for the purposes of carrying out its urban development functions, Kainga Ora-Homes and Communities had the capability and capacity— (i) to uphold the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) and its principles; and (ii) to understand and apply Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993; and (iii) to engage with Maori and to understand perspectives of Maori.


	The appointment, removal and conditions, remuneration and expenses, and collective and individual duities of board members was set out in the Crown Entities Act 2004.

	Management

	The Executive Leadership team worked collectively to deliver on Kainga Ora - Homes and Communities objectives and goals. On establishment, it consisted of:

	

		Chief Executive
	

		Deputy Chief Executive, People and Homes
	

		Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate
	

		Deputy Chief Executive, Finance
	

		Deputy Chief Executive, Partnerships and Community Engagement
	

		Deputy Chief Executive, Urban Development - Planning
	

		Deputy Chief Executive, Urban Development - Delivery
	

		Deputy Chief Executive, Governance
	

		Deputy Chief Executive, Construction and Innovation
	

		Deputy Chief Executive, Strategy and Investment.

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