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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 5]
Community housing groups welcome new funding
Monday, 9 May 2016, 2:24 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing groups welcome the Government’s announcement today of new funding into emergency housing, ahead of budget announcements. More >>
CHA pleased to see progress on state housing transfer
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 1:49 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) says the shortlisting of providers is a step forward in seeing state housing in Tauranga and Invercargill transferred to a new provider. More >>
The complete answer for warm dry homes
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 5:23 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa says that insulation is only half the answer in improving rental housing and that you still need to heat the house. More >>
1970’s regulations not the answer for housing
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 10:23 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
“You wouldn’t expect to get a warrant of fitness for your car with standards from the 1970’s – so why should we have insulation standards from 1978 to regulate housing when more current and effective standards exist?” Julie Nelson asks. More >>
Greater clarity needed for housing transfers
Monday, 23 November 2015, 4:22 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Media Release Greater clarity needed for housing transfer in Invercargill and Tauranga - CHA The Government has listened to some of the concerns raised by Community Housing Aotearoa surrounding the process of transferring about 1500 Housing NZ homes in Invercargill ... More >>
NZ housing crisis at critical point, leading economist says
Thursday, 22 October 2015, 10:35 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
New Zealand is at a turning point in finding a solution to its housing crisis, and the next steps will be critical, economist Shamubeel Eaqub says. More >>
Connecting the dots on community housing
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 1:44 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing providers are converging on Wellington next week to put a plan before the Government to get more Kiwis into warm, dry, affordable homes. More >>
Insulation only half the answer to damp housing problems
Monday, 13 July 2015, 4:28 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
The new regulation framework proposed by Government for rental properties is better than the status quo but does not go far enough, says Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA), the peak body for the community housing sector, . Director Scott Figenshow says insulation ... More >>
Second-class certainty: sticky plaster tax policy?
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 4:27 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Second-class certainty: sticky plaster tax policy? The Government’s announcement about tax provisions to remedy issues over the charitable status of community housing providers is causing concern in the sector, according to Scott Figenshow, Director ... More >>
Move for more affordable housing. supported
Monday, 15 June 2015, 4:16 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Leading industry stakeholder groups applaud the government’s announcement to release Auckland land parcels for affordable housing development and encourage stronger leadership to deliver more quality housing more quickly. More >>
Community Housing: Govt needs to step on the accelerator
Friday, 22 May 2015, 1:46 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing organisations say the government’s budget initiatives on housing are too timid – and won’t deliver the results needed. “We need to speed up the stock regeneration process for all areas of the country, and ensure the new rent ... More >>
CHA offers support to TRC on regeneration in Tamaki
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 9:42 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA), the peak body for the community housing sector, says moves to transfer Housing New Zealand properties to Tamaki Redevelopment Company (TRC) is a positive step forward in the bid to achieve better outcomes in Tamaki. ... More >>
A Snapshot of the Community Housing Sector
Monday, 23 March 2015, 4:46 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa, established 10 years ago, is the national umbrella group for the community housing sector. We represent 74 members, including councils and not-for-profit organisations who are delivering community housing solutions. More >>
CHA calls for mind shift from government in housing debate
Monday, 23 March 2015, 10:48 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
The group representing community housing providers says the government focus needs to shift from asset sales to investment in families and healthy communities. More >>
Housing reforms needed to go further says CHA
Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 5:21 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Today’s Government announcement on social housing is a step in the right direction but it needed to bolder, according to the group representing community housing providers and its partner Te Matapihi. More >>
Innovative approach to building affordable homes in Auckland
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 9:20 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) says Auckland Council’s decision to support an innovative and proven method of funding to build up to 200 new affordable homes will transform the city. More >>
One down, 12 to go says Community Housing Aotearoa
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 11:51 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
The Waimahia Inlet is a step in the right direction for community housing to deliver 20% of New Zealand’s social and affordable housing by 2020, says Community Housing Aotearoa. CHA Director Scott Figenshow says the sector has been set a big target ... More >>
Solutions for Dunedin’s rental market
Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 4:21 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa is commending Presbyterian Support Otago for shining the spotlight on the deteriorating quality of the private rental market in Dunedin. More >>
Swiss army approach needed for knotty house price problem
Friday, 4 July 2014, 10:18 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
New Zealand’s over-valued housing market requires major reforms, says NZEIR’s principal economist Shamubeel Eaqub. In a paper just published by the Journal of International Union for Housing Finance, Shamubeel Eaqub says there is no easy fix ... More >>
Government policy barrier to social housing growth
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 2:28 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Growth in the New Zealand community housing sector is inhibited by the government’s policy of requiring state houses to be purchased by social housing providers, an Australian expert says. Community Housing Federation of Australia executive director ... More >>
