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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 4]
Community Housing Sector Ready to Increase Affordable Homes
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 11:19 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
“We are ready to partner to see ‘ all New Zealanders well-housed ’,” says Scott Figenshow, CE of Community Housing Aotearoa. More >>
Calls for a Homes Accord to ensure all NZers well housed
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 3:07 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
At the recent 2017 CHA Impact Conference members of the opening plenary panel each supported All New Zealanders well housed as a fundamental right. Yet there are a number of barriers, they say, to achieving this. Discussing all New Zealanders well ... More >>
Housing Crisis: Shamubeel Eaqub is angry
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 2:21 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Economist, author, and commentator Shamubeel Eaqub says he’s angry we’re building housing for the landed gentry and not enough affordable housing. The housing crisis has been building for decades, and it’s only going to get bigger over time if we ... More >>
Inclusionary zoning key to affordable housing in Queenstown
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 1:15 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Inclusionary zoning has been the key to success in providing affordable housing in Queenstown, according to Executive Officer Julie Scott of Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust. More >>
Mixed views on Christchurch stock transfer
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 10:36 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) says the shortlisting of consortia is the expected next step in seeing state housing in Christchurch transferred to a new provider, yet the process remains fraught. More >>
Congratulations to NZ’s social housing award winners
Friday, 9 June 2017, 1:24 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Winners of the 2017 AHI professional excellence in housing awards for New Zealand were announced last night. More >>
Shifting the needle to grow social housing
Thursday, 8 June 2017, 10:46 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
It’s not often New Zealand looks to Australia for advice, but when it comes to social housing, the Aussies can tell us how to get more houses built, faster. More >>
US expert on ending homelessness points to lessons learnt
Wednesday, 7 June 2017, 10:09 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
New Zealand can benefit from lessons learnt in the United States, where homelessness is reducing, a US expert says. More >>
Housing debate puts politicians under the pump
Tuesday, 30 May 2017, 10:41 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Housing debate puts politicians under the pump The first debate of the election year will ask political parties what they are doing to ensure all New Zealanders live in warm, dry, affordable homes. Hosted by Community Housing Aotearoa, Te Matapihi, ... More >>
Conference focused on moving needle to end housing crisis
Monday, 29 May 2017, 9:43 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Ending homelessness and ensuring all New Zealanders are well housed are among the topics being put under the spotlight at the upcoming Community Housing Aotearoa IMPACT conference. More >>
Budget 2017 partly delivers social investment in housing
Friday, 26 May 2017, 11:05 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing organisations say there are gains in the 2017 budget but wider investment in housing would have had greater positive social outcomes for New Zealanders. More >>
Provide homes now – reap the benefits later
Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 10:59 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
New research shows the benefits of good housing and indicates the long term benefits of helping people move between private and social housing into home ownership says peak body, Community Housing Aotearoa. More >>
Inclusionary zoning report released
Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 10:33 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Research finds that having an affordable home next door provides wider community benefits with no negative effects More >>
New landlord for 1138 homes in Tauranga welcomed
Thursday, 30 March 2017, 12:32 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
New landlord for 1138 homes in Tauranga welcomed New Zealand community housing provider, Accessible Properties, has completed the process to purchase and manage the tenancies of 1138 households in Tauranga from April 1, 2017. The move is a significant step ... More >>
Well done Mayor Justin Lester says community housing sector
Friday, 24 February 2017, 10:06 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
The community housing sector welcome the announcement by Wellington Mayor Justin Lester to increase the number of affordable and social homes in Wellington. More >>
18 for 4 offers a great solution for Auckland
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 9:16 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
With Auckland’s population increasing by the equivalent of the populations of Invercargill and Whanganui, community housing providers are proposing a sensible solution to increase the supply of affordable homes in Auckland. More >>
Create sustainable homes for vulnerable New Zealanders
Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 3:48 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing groups are calling for more investment in social and affordable homes that matches the new emergency housing funding announced by Minister of Social Housing, Paula Bennett yesterday. More >>
Solutions for housing proposed for New Zealand
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 9:11 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing groups, developers, economists and others are meeting today in Auckland to find ways forward in the housing crisis facing Auckland and other areas. More >>
Turning recommendations into action
Monday, 10 October 2016, 3:37 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa says recommendations from a cross-party inquiry into homelessness are on target, and need to be actioned at pace. More >>
Permanent affordable homes still needed
Friday, 30 September 2016, 11:00 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing groups have welcomed a government initiative to provide more emergency housing in Auckland, but say more permanent affordable homes are also needed to provide places for people to move to. More >>
