Members
Community Housing Aotearoa does not provide housing, our members do. CHA’s members include community housing organisations, social service providers, developers, researchers, and many other organisations with a focus on community.
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Website: http://www.visionwest.org.nz/
Website: http://www.wellingtoncitymission.org.nz/
Website: https://www.whwt.kiwi/
Website: https://www.wact.org.nz/
Website: http://www.wesleyca.org.nz/
Website: http://wwt.org.nz/
Website: http://whangareiaccessiblehousingtrust.org.nz/
Website: womensrefuge.org.nz
Website: http://www.witservices.co.nz/
Website: https://www.ywcachristchurch.org.nz/
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Membership Benefits
- Voice of the sector: contribute to whole-of-sector policy positions
- Organisational membership provides access for all people in your organisation
- Monthly E-newsletters are sent directly to your inbox
- Access to CHA advice and guidance on policy and housing development
- Access to the CHA quality assurance programme and training
- Participation in member surveys and forums
- Advance notices about new developments and initiatives
- Conferences and training at a reduced member rate
The CHA Constitution sets out two categories of members – Full and Partner – these are defined below:
Full Membership
These are iwi, Māori and Pacific Island and Community or voluntary housing organisations and groups which are either:
a) Providers of Community housing, or
b) Groups intending or seeking to become providers of Community- housing, or
c) Groups of residents/tenants of community housing, or
d) Groups which advocate for Community housing or residents of
Community housing as part of their work.
Annual fees for Full Members for 2024/25 are currently being reviewed and will be published shortly.
The membership year is from 1 January – 30 December.
Partner Membership
These are individuals, local authorities, private development companies, and other private and public entities which invest, operate, own or develop affordable, Community and/or Social housing.
If you have a question about which category of membership you should apply for, please contact us to discuss.
Annual fees for Partner Members for 2024/25 are currently being reviewed and will be published shortly.
The membership year is from 1 January – 30 December.
“CHA provides the collective voice for community housing organisations so we can get on with providing homes. They provide the key messages we need heard about growing the community housing sector and how that can happen. CHA also keep us informed in a time when there’s a lot happening that we need to know about.”
CHA member, Alison Cadman, Dwell Housing Trust, Wellington
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News
CHA PR Habitat for Humanity and PHO 9 March 2021
CHA PR Habitat for Humanity and PHO 9 March 2021.pdf
KiwiBuy EMBARGOED UNTIL 6:00AM FRIDAY, 5 MARCH
EMBARGOED KiwiBuy Campaign Media Release 5 March 2021.pdf
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter 02 March 2021
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter 02 March 2021 .pdf
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter 15 February 2021
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter 15 February 2021.pdf
Te Matapihi Briefing to Incoming Ministers, January 2021 (FINAL)
Te Matapihi Briefing to Incoming Ministers, January 2021 (FINAL).pdf
Newsletters
Community Housing Aotearoa Newsletter – October 31, 2022
Welcome to our latest newsletter. We cover the release of our Annual Report and our AGM, we seek feedback on our Conference topics, outline what submissions are currently being prepared, summarise the VUW Interns' work to produce CHRA Registration and Methamphetamine...
Community Housing Aotearoa Newsletter – October 17, 2022
Welcome to our latest newsletter. We cover the release of our latest report on Inclusionary Housing, the new Right At Home episode, the most recent LIPF round which will distribute up to $6.8million, the updated Public Housing Design Guidelines, the work of Te Ohu and...
Community Housing Aotearoa Newsletter – October 3, 2022
Welcome to our latest newsletter. We cover CHA National Council nominations extended, CHA Staff news, LIPF successful applicants announced, Kāhui Tū Kaha to deliver 24/7 support services at 139 Greys Avenue, we put a spotlight on accessible housing, Homeshare Services...
Community Housing Aotearoa Newsletter – September 19, 2022
Welcome to our latest newsletter. We cover Transitional Housing Code of Practice, a new Right At Home podcast episode is out, our conference website is live, Govt announce Pacific Wellbeing Strategy, what impact does public housing have on its tenants' wellbeing?,...
Community Housing Aotearoa Newsletter – September 5, 2022
Welcome to our latest newsletter. We cover the Overdose prevention centre proposed, $1million Innovation Fund launched, ITP deadline extended for applications, Update on family violence and termination for assault, our conference is coming back. PHO scheme helps 31...
Submissions
Community Housing Aotearoa briefing to incoming Minister Housing and Urban Development
This briefing paper was prepared ahead of the meeting with the Minister on 30 January. Community Housing Aotearoa have stated that we are ready to work alongside Government to realise a shared vision for public investment in housing across the full housing...
Submission on MBIE fire safety draft design guide
CHA agrees the need to develop a reasonable alternate solution to the requirements of the Acceptable Solution C/AS3 which came into effect in July 2014. We are one of the stakeholders who has worked with MBIE over the past three years to develop the Draft Design...
CHA Submission on Urban Development Authorities
We have, however, suggested that the appropriate response would be a systemic improvement of the planning, infrastructure and funding frameworks for urban development authorities (UDAs). Otherwise the need for UDAs will become a band aid approach. While we agree that...
Methamphetamine contamination draft guidelines issued
The new standards will have major implications for the way social landlords deal with the testing of properties for methamphetamine, both manufacture and use. It will also affect the remediation techniques used and has implications for both policies and procedures for...
HNZ housing stock transfer in Christchurch
Here are the presentations from Treasury and MSD. MSD 20170201 Purchasing Strategy Presentation - CHCH.pdf TSY Stock Tsfr 2 Feb 2017 TWCHPN.pdf CHA CEO, Scott Figenshow, says "We learned a lot about the crown retained investment and how it can work to provide equity...
Legislation
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Reports
KiwiBuild – MBIE OIA
The original OIA document from 7 March has been replaced with the one below on the 7th May. CHA was asked by MBIE Parliamentary Services to replace the March release with the May document as the 4 pages of supply information has been redacted. Read the full document...
AHURI final report 290
Read the report here. AHURI-Final-Report-No.-290.pdf
MSD quarterly report December 2017
Read MSD's quarterly report December 2017 Housing-Quarterly-Report-Dec2017.pdf.
SmartGrowth – Housing Need and Demand Report
SmartGrowth - Housing Need and Demand Report_Final Dec 2017.pdf
A Stocktake of New Zealand’s Housing
I commissioned independent experts to report on the state of housing in New Zealand to provide an additional important contribution that will help inform Government policy decisions. This report assesses the key parts of our housing system; examining market renting,...
Research
Annual rent rises hit low-spending households
"Higher costs for rent, and cigarettes and tobacco, had a greater effect on lower-spending households," consumer prices manager Matt Haigh said, "Rent was up 2 percent this year, with the largest increases being observed in Auckland." Living costs for all households...
Cold homes harm NZ youth health and schooling
The article in the journal Social Science and Medicine – Population Health by Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan at He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme was co-authored by researchers from the University of Otago and more unusually, young researchers from...
Research shows New Zealand housing still unaffordable
The Massey Affordability Index takes into account the cost of borrowing as well as house prices and wagelevels. Key points from the report can be seen on the left. The report shows that this December quarter (2016) has seen a decline in affordability driven mainly by...
Child Poverty Monitor Technical report 2016
The first suite of indicators in this report comprises the five measures identified in the 2012 report to the New Zealand Children’s Commissioner from the Expert Advisory Group on solutions to child poverty: A fixed-line income measure, a moving-line income measure,...
Community Housing Provider Capacity research report
The report was prepared by Strategic Lift Ltd (SLL) who interviewed seven major Auckland-based community housing providers. It found that, under current funding arrangements, it is likely there would be no more than an additional 1,000 homes delivered. Read the report...
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Level 11, Ranchhod Tower,
39 The Terrace /
102-112 Lambton Quay
PO Box 11543
Wellington 6142
+04 385 8722