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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 6]
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 >>
Community Housing calls for commitment to investment plan
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 12:03 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa says meeting the $5 billion cost of building 15,000 new modern, dry, affordable homes over the next five years is achievable, but will require buy-in from all parties. At its conference in Nelson today (July 3), Director Scott ... More >>
Conference focuses on solutions to the housing crisis
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 1:38 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
It’s time for housing reforms to kick into gear, and the community housing sector is ready and waiting to deliver, Community Housing Aotearoa says. More >>
Conference addresses the challenge of housing for the needy
Monday, 23 June 2014, 10:35 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Conference addresses the challenge of housing for needy New Zealanders The challenge of how to provide community housing for New Zealanders in most need will be under the spotlight in Nelson next week (July 3). About 150 delegates from the sector will ... More >>
Community Housing Aotearoa welcomes tax solution
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 1:52 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
The community housing sector is pleased that the Government is seeking a permanent solution to a tax issue that penalises member organisations when they help families buy homes. The Government has introduced a bill to reverse a decision by the Charities ... More >>
Community Housing Aotearoa welcomes new housing entity
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 12:29 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa says it is relieved and delighted that the government is fuelling the tank of the housing reforms which are much needed to address New Zealand’s housing needs. More >>
Stock Transfers - A Way Forward for 20% of State Housing
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 11:45 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa together with the Auckland Community Housing Providers Network and Te Matapihi have released a proposal calling for the establishment of an independent negotiating partner to facilitate the transfer of up to 20% of state ... More >>
Community Housing Provider Regulations- a mixed bag
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 3:10 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) has reviewed the long-awaited regulations for Community Housing Providers that were published in the NZ Gazette on 10 April. More >>
Extend the Social Housing Fund To 20% by 2020
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 2:21 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa’s Knowledge Base project has completed a survey of its 65 members which confirming that 21 developments across New Zealand totalling 420 new social and affordable homes are ready to proceed, yet an additional $46M is needed ... More >>
Housing Reform Bill and Community Housing Providers
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 12:44 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa is cautiously optimistic about the Government's multiple announcements on the passage of the Housing Reform Bill and the introduction of legislation to give community housing providers and donors certainty that assisting low income ... More >>
Community Housing Peak Body applauds Auckland Accord
Monday, 13 May 2013, 11:46 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
The community housing sector faces a new era of opportunity and is ready to pick up the challenge presented by the Auckland Accord. Community Housing Trusts leverage resources not available to the private sector alone, and provide the ability to retain ... More >>
Community Scoop Op-Ed : Government and NGO partnerships
Friday, 19 April 2013, 10:32 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
NGOs have the capacity to innovate and adapt more quickly than Government and this can be a threat to ministries. If, however, Government and NGOs are working together and sharing their knowledge and skills, New Zealand as a whole can benefit. NGOs ... More >>
Milestone event for community housing organisations
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 10:53 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) are pleased to announce that the first accreditation of a community housing organisation has been achieved. The successful organisation, Community of Refuge Trust (CORT), gained accreditation through Te Wana's Quality ... More >>
Housing train leaves the station – but not enough carriages
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 11:50 am | Community Housing Aotearoa
New Zealand’s representative organisation for the not-for-profit housing sector, Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA), is encouraged by yesterday’s announcement of the allocation of the Government's $37.35 million social housing fund, but also notes ... More >>
Maori Housing Conference in Bay of Islands
Monday, 26 March 2012, 2:09 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
Ministers Phil Heatley and Pita Sharples will open the 2012 National Maori Housing Conference today in the Bay of Islands (Copthorne Paihia). More >>
Neighbours Day supported by Community Housing Aotearoa
Friday, 23 March 2012, 12:14 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
The growing celebration of an annual Neighbours Day - taking place this weekend around New Zealand - is a great way to look beyond the houses we live in to the people we live next door to, says Community Housing Aotearoa. More >>
Chasm between Social Housing Fund and sector
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 2:47 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
The recent social housing fund, which is in the process of being allocated by the Social Housing Unit (SHU), has been oversubscribed by four and a half times over, frustrating non-government housing organisations says Community Housing Aotearoa, ... More >>
Productivity Commission commended
Friday, 16 December 2011, 1:25 pm | Community Housing Aotearoa
New Zealand’s sole peak body for the not-for-profit housing sector, Community Housing Aotearoa, has praised the newly released Productivity Commission report on Housing Affordability for its timely reminder that New Zealand is ill equipped to deliver ... More >>
