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Community Housing Aotearoa
Nga Wharerau o Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa is the peak body for New Zealand's community
housing sector. Our 110 members build and manage affordable and social housing.
Our Vision is to make sure every New Zealander is well-housed in a warm, safe, dry
and affordable home. This is a basic human right.
We work to support the growth and development of community housing providers to
enable them to provide affordable and social housing.
We want to demonstrate that community housing is a critical element alongside
private and government owned housing. No one can do it alone.
Community Housing Aotearoa aims to:
- be the voice of the community housing sector
- build capacity and foster collaboration
- promote best practice in housing policy
- champion quality and excellence.
Community Housing Aotearoa - Latest News [Page 1]
Budget-23 Funding A Win For Social And Community Housing – Now Let’s Use It And Keep Going, Together
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 7:53 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa CEO Paul Gilberd welcomed over 500 attendees at the opening of the 3-day CHA Conference Making the shift from crisis to transformational change, in Ōtautahi Christchurch today. “We care enough to tackle deep social issues, ... More >>
Budget 2023 Response From Community Housing Aotearoa CEO Paul Gilberd
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 4:15 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
“The last five years has seen the sector work together, alongside government to build a solid baseline. Continued investment in public housing is welcome news and will enable better quality, long-term stable housing for all New Zealanders. We’re ... More >>
CHA Backs Commission’s Call For Affordable Housing, Calls For Inclusionary Housing To Be Included In RMA Reforms
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 12:52 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
The report from the Retirement Commissioner today highlights the importance of using the current RMA reforms to provide a nationally-agreed framework for inclusionary housing says Community Housing Aotearoa-Ngā Wharerau o Aotearoa CEO Vic Crockford. ... More >>
Community Housing Aotearoa Welcomes New Housing Regulations And Looks Forward To Providing Further Input
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 1:34 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Today’s announcements from Minister of Housing Dr Megan Woods is a welcome progression on these important measures that Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) has been providing input on for many years. The measures, which include regulation of residential property ... More >>
New Development Another Sign That Community Housing Sector Is A Critical Piece To Solving The Housing Puzzle
Friday, 7 October 2022, 10:28 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa chief executive Vic Crockford wants to applaud CORT Community Housing as it celebrates the opening of the first development of its pipeline of 104 decent, affordable homes in Auckland. “This new housing development, built ... More >>
Community Housing Aotearoa Welcomes Further Detail On Affordable Housing Fund
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 10:37 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa welcomes the announcement of the Affordable Housing Fund, which will provide much needed capital grants to community housing providers. Community Housing Aotearoa Chief Executive, Vic Crockford says that we need to double down ... More >>
Community Housing Aotearoa Welcomes The Announcement Of $350m Affordable Housing Fund
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 4:14 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa, a peak body for the community housing sector, welcomes the announcement in today’s Budget to create a $350M Affordable Housing Fund. This investment is a good use of the unallocated Residential Response Fund and a sign ... More >>
The Right To A Decent Home Is At The Heart Of Living A Good Life
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 2:02 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) welcomes today’s report from the Human Right’s Commission: Strengthening Accountability and Participation in the Housing System. “Our housing crisis is alienating another generation from the opportunity to live ... More >>
Community Housing Supply Boosted By $200m Impact Investment Joint Venture
Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 8:23 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing sector peak body, Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) is celebrating the news of a joint venture between Positive Capital, global investors Alvarium and KiwiSaver provider Pathfinder which will see 200 million dollars of funding become ... More >>
Unlocking Up-front Funding Confirms Community Housing Sector Is Part Of The Solution
Friday, 13 August 2021, 9:09 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
The announcement yesterday by the Government to reinstate up-front funding for Community Housing Providers (CHP) has been welcomed by Community Housing Aotearoa, a peak body for the community housing sector. Ministers Woods and Henare ... More >>
Giving Kids A Fair Chance At Life Starts With Giving Them The Security Of A Stable Home
Monday, 9 August 2021, 6:23 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
The launch last week of the New Zealand Human Right Commission’s Framework Guidelines on the Right to a Decent Home provides an opportunity to highlight the potential impacts of housing instability on our kids and their communities. Students living ... More >>
Shift Aotearoa Conference Explores Additional Housing System Levers
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 4:09 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
It was encouraging to hear the Prime Minister’s recent announcement that the Government intends to leave no stone unturned when it comes to addressing the country’s lack of housing saying " We will keep building, we will keep creating those spaces, ... More >>
Habitat For Humanity And Progressive Home Ownership Supply Communities With Much Needed Homes
Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 3:05 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Peak housing body, Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) is celebrating Habitat for Humanity’s partnership with Government under the Progressive Home Ownership (PHO) programme which will see them build 33 new homes across New Zealand in the next 18 months. ... More >>
Replacement Of RMA A Step In Right Direction For Affordable Housing
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 4:51 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Peak housing body, Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) welcomes today’s announcement by Environment Minister David Parker to replace New Zealand’s Resource Management system this parliamentary term. “Our members fully support the Government’s plans ... More >>
CHA Welcomes The Update Of The Public Housing Plan And Urges The Government To Redouble NZ’s Response To Housing Crisis.
Thursday, 21 January 2021, 3:01 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Peak housing body, Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) welcomes the updated Public Housing Plan announced today by Minister Woods, and the commitment by this Government to fix New Zealand’s housing crisis. The 8,000 additional homes are a significant ... More >>
ACC Investment An Endorsement For Community Housing Sector
Monday, 31 August 2020, 1:02 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
The community housing sector hopes the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)’s involvement in a new partnership to fund, build and manage 100 new homes will encourage other investors to back community housing initiatives. ACC announced today that it ... More >>
Cross-party Support For Community Housing Providers Welcomed
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 10:41 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Cross-party backing for community-led initiatives to solve New Zealand’s housing crisis has been welcomed by Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Chair Bernie Smith. Mr Smith said he was pleasantly surprised by the broad support community housing ... More >>
Government Support For Community-based Initiatives Best Way To Boost Home Ownership
Friday, 24 July 2020, 4:41 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Partnerships between Community Housing Providers and government are the most effective way to get Kiwi families into a place of their own, says Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Deputy CEO Chris Glaudel. Housing Minister Megan Woods today announced the ... More >>
Homelessness Pandemic Response Highlights Importance Of Good Homes
Friday, 22 May 2020, 3:23 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
“Community housing providers and other front-line organisations have done an amazing job of finding homes for people during New Zealand’s Level 4 pandemic lockdown,” says Scott Figenshow, Chief Executive of Community Housing Aotearoa. He was commenting ... More >>
Damp Housing Stats Highlight Need For Greater Supply Of Good Homes
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 3:04 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
The latest statistics on damp houses highlight the need for permanent, affordable homes that are warm, dry and good to live in – and available to all New Zealanders, says Scott Figenshow, Chief Executive of Community Housing Aotearoa. He was commenting ... More >>
