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How many, if any, houses did Kāinga Ora purchase from developers to date in 2025/26 and what is the average cost of those houses?

Answered Question 17943 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, houses did Kāinga Ora purchase from developers to date in 2025/26 and what is the average cost of those houses?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities advises me that it acquired 359 new homes from the market from builders and developers in 2025/26 from 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026. The average cost of the homes was $823,860.