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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 2]
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 >>
The Shift Aotearoa On LVR Loosening
Monday, 4 May 2020, 6:50 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Last week the Reserve Bank removed the LVR restrictions for an initial 12 month period. The reasons were three-fold: to utilise the counter-cyclical nature of the LVR restrictions (ie, to stimulate the economy), to avoid confusion for banks extending ... More >>
Community Housing Providers Welcome Government Funding To Keep Vulnerable People Housed
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 1:01 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing providers are welcoming the Government’s funding boost for homelessness as a key part of an affordable housing-led economic recovery. “Providing permanent homes that people can afford is the right thing to focus on as New Zealand restarts ... More >>
Video Case Studies By Community Housing Providers Show The Difference Having A Good Home Makes
Monday, 2 March 2020, 3:27 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
“They’re breathing life back into us, filling our lungs with air”: video case studies show how good, affordable homes give people hope, connection and stability From life in an airless basement to being able to watch the sunset through a window ... More >>
UN Visit Identifies Actions For New Zealand To Address Housing Crisis
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 3:42 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
“The visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing has reinforced the need to view good, affordable homes as a fundamental human right – and highlighted what needs to happen to ensure all New Zealanders are well-housed,” says Scott ... More >>
Government Homelessness Announcement Is The Turning Point We’ve Been Waiting For
Thursday, 13 February 2020, 2:52 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing providers are welcoming the Government’s announcement of a homelessness action plan backed by $300 million of extra funding. “In 10 years’ time New Zealand will look back on this announcement as a turning point in how we bring an end to ... More >>
UN visit underscores importance of good homes as basic right
Friday, 7 February 2020, 9:09 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
“Next week’s visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing is an opportunity to take a no-holds-barred look at New Zealand’s housing crisis to see if we’re doing enough to provide good, affordable homes for all New Zealanders,” ... More >>
Good homes essential to addressing child poverty
Friday, 13 December 2019, 11:46 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
“The fact so many families are struggling to pay the rent and put food on the table must be addressed urgently if we’re to provide the foundations for a good life for the next generation of New Zealanders,” says Scott Figenshow, Chief Executive ... More >>
Infrastructure funding welcomed
Friday, 13 December 2019, 11:38 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing providers are welcoming the Government’s announcement of new funding for essential infrastructure. More >>
Community housing sector welcomes low-cost funding option
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 9:14 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) is welcoming the arrival of a low-cost funding avenue for community organisations working to provide good homes for New Zealanders. More >>
Genuinely affordable homes are the answer to housing crisis
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 10:53 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
“Putting families into motels is a temporary fix for desperate situations, rather than a sustainable solution to problems of poverty and homelessness,” says Scott Figenshow, Chief Executive of Community Housing Aotearoa. He was commenting on media ... More >>
