Kāinga Maha

https://kaingamaha.co.nz

Bringing flourishing communities to life, one home at a time.

Operating across Aotearoa New Zealand, Kāinga Maha is an award-winning, for-purpose residential development specialist raising the standard for community-centred housing.

By putting people at the heart of every project, they deliver well-designed homes where residents feel a sense of belonging. Collaborating with developers, government, iwi, landowners, community housing providers, and funders, they offer a fresh approach that balances commercial realities with lasting social impact.

Their team supports partners from early visioning and feasibility through to design, delivery, and beyond—offering flexible expertise in stakeholder engagement, funding strategy, project management, and capability building.

At every stage, they prioritise local context and partner goals to ensure the right homes are built in the right places, unlocking place-based solutions that bring flourishing communities to life.

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Membership Benefits

  • Voice of the sector: contribute to whole-of-sector policy positions
  • Conferences and training at a reduced member rate
  • Fortnightly e-bulletins sent directly to your inbox
  • Access to a members-only section on the CHA website
  • Participation in member surveys and forums
  • Access to the CHA quality assurance programme and training
  • Advance notices about new developments and initiatives.

The CHA Constitution sets out two categories of members – Full and Partner – these are defined below:

Full Membership

These are Iwi, Maori 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.

The annual fee for Full Members is based on your organisation’s gross income:

1. Up to $1m, the fee is $500 +GST

2. From $1m to $5m the fee is $1,000 +GST

3. $5m and over the fee is $1,500 +GST per annum.

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.

The annual fee for Partner Member is fixed at $250 + GST per annum.

The membership year is from 1 Jan – 30 Dec.

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