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Implementing wellbeing-focused social housing policy requires intentional organizational change, interagency collaboration, community expertise, and deeply contextualized relationship-building, with indigenous provider knowledge being critical to placement success. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Investigate how the Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities Act (2019) influences housing agency policy and practice to promote wellbeing-focused social housing.

September 2, 2026Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences OnlineOpen Access

Kāinga Ora: A Case Study of Wellbeing Focused Social Housing Policy Implementation

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KSKim Southey PAPolly Atatoa‐Carr

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Qualitative case study demonstrates wellbeing-focused policy implementation in social housing agencies, indicating the essential role of interagency collaboration and Indigenous expertise.

Key Points

Investigate how the Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities Act (2019) influences housing agency policy and practice to promote wellbeing-focused social housing.
Conducted a qualitative case study in the Waikato region with six participants across three local housing agencies (N=6).
Analyzed semi-structured interview data using reflexive thematic analysis.
Wellbeing-focused social housing emerged through intentional organizational change, revision of crisis-based eligibility criteria, and interagency collaboration.
Māori provider knowledge and community expertise were identified as critical determinants of housing placement success.
Agencies adopted contextualized placement, management, and support strategies grounded in relationship building among community groups, government bodies, and housing applicants.

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Southey et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2d9c562ede874ec73e0 https://doi.org/10.1002/kot2.70054

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September 2, 2026Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences OnlineOpen Access

Kāinga Ora: A Case Study of Wellbeing Focused Social Housing Policy Implementation

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Authors

KSKim Southey PAPolly Atatoa‐Carr

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Overview

Qualitative case study demonstrates wellbeing-focused policy implementation in social housing agencies, indicating the essential role of interagency collaboration and Indigenous expertise.

Key Points

Investigate how the Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities Act (2019) influences housing agency policy and practice to promote wellbeing-focused social housing.
Conducted a qualitative case study in the Waikato region with six participants across three local housing agencies (N=6).
Analyzed semi-structured interview data using reflexive thematic analysis.
Wellbeing-focused social housing emerged through intentional organizational change, revision of crisis-based eligibility criteria, and interagency collaboration.
Māori provider knowledge and community expertise were identified as critical determinants of housing placement success.
Agencies adopted contextualized placement, management, and support strategies grounded in relationship building among community groups, government bodies, and housing applicants.

Cite This Study

Southey et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2d9c562ede874ec73e0 https://doi.org/10.1002/kot2.70054

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