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]
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 >>
$24 million housing investment a step in the right direction
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 4:31 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa says the Government’s move to invest $24.4m into more affordable housing in Auckland is providing a good starting foundation. More >>
Community housing groups ready to help homeless people
Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 11:43 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
New Zealand needs to put roofs over the heads of the growing number of homeless people now – not in 25 years, says Community Housing Aotearoa. And CEO Scott Figenshow is calling on the Government to introduce capital funding so community housing providers ... More >>
Expertise of the community housing providers acknowledged
Friday, 12 August 2016, 3:10 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa is applauding the Government’s recognition that the New Zealand community housing sector is a safe pair of hands with the announcement that Accessible Properties is the preferred provider for Housing NZ houses in Tauranga. More >>
It’s safe to require affordable housing in Auckland
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 2:30 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
A legal opinion prepared for Community Housing Aotearoa by Wellington barrister and solicitor, Thomas Bennion, says it’s safe to put affordable housing back in the Auckland Unitary Plan. More >>
Housing First funding a great step forward
Friday, 29 July 2016, 4:54 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa is applauding the Government’s move to invest $9 million over the next two years into two internationally recognised models aimed at curbing homelessness. More >>
Auckland Unitary Plan recommendations miss opportunity
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 12:58 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing groups say the just-released recommendations on the Auckland Unitary Plan will not solve the Auckland’s home affordability problems. More >>
Make adequate funding available for affordable housing
Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 4:21 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing groups are saying that desperately needed social housing in New Zealand must be delivered by both Housing New Zealand and social housing providers if it is to succeed. More >>
CHA welcomes fast-tracking of funding into emergency housing
Friday, 8 July 2016, 1:50 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
CHA welcomes fast-tracking of funding into emergency housing Community Housing Aotearoa is applauding the Government’s move to fast-track much needed funding into emergency housing. However, CHA says the Government now needs to complete the jigsaw by finalising ... More >>
Budget sticks a bigger band aid over NZ's housing crisis
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 4:12 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Budget sticks a bigger band aid over New Zealand’s social and affordable housing crisis More >>
Emergency Housing Measures Welcomed
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 10:32 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community housing groups welcome the Government’s announcement today of new funding into emergency housing, ahead of budget announcements. More >>
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 >>
