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Has Kāinga Ora made any property available for use by a women's refuge organisation in the last five years, and if so, how many of the properties subject to arrangements that have ended, if any, have been returned to tenanted housing stock, and how many remain untenanted? and 2 other questions

Answered 39068, 39069, 39070 (2026)
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Asked by

Georgie Dansey

List MP · Labour Party

Questions

  • 39068

    Has Kāinga Ora made any property available for use by a women's refuge organisation in the last five years, and if so, how many of the properties subject to arrangements that have ended, if any, have been returned to tenanted housing stock, and how many remain untenanted?

  • 39069

    Has Kāinga Ora made any property available for use by a women's refuge organisation in the last five years, and if so, what advice, if any, was given about the intended future use of those properties once such arrangements ended?

  • 39070

    Has Kāinga Ora made any property available for use by a women's refuge organisation in the last five years, and if so, what reasons, if any, were given for ending each arrangement that has ended, if any?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that through its Community Group Housing and Transitional Housing portfolio it currently leases over 170 properties to service providers with refuge in their name or service description, across the country. Over the last five years, 13 arrangements have ended due to the service provider choosing to end the arrangements and one where the home was being divested following a mutually agreed process to provide a more suitable property for that refuge. Eleven properties were made available again under the supported housing portfolio. Where a currently leased supported housing property is no longer fit for purpose and is proposed for divestment, Kāinga Ora works with the provider on options through this, including identifying another suitable property. This is also my answer to WPQs 39069 and 39070 (2026).