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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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Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou

Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou

Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou has been working in the housing sector for over 20 years. The vision has always been for Ngati Porou whānau to have access to decent and affordable housing ...
Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga

Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga

Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga is committed to our mission 'Mauri ora ki te mana Māori o Heretaunga' (Realising Whānau Potential). We are the lead provider for Whānau Ora for the Hawkes Bay region ...
Te Tumu Kāinga (Te Tumu Paeroa)

Te Tumu Kāinga (Te Tumu Paeroa)

Te Tumu Kāinga seeks housing project partnerships that deliver quality, sustainable, social and affordable housing outcomes for Māori.We will consider all housing projects and initiatives, ...
Tenants Protection Association Chch Inc

Tenants Protection Association Chch Inc

TPA provide a tenancy advisory service and tenancy education for tenants and agencies in the Christchurch region.We are here to:\\tAssist tenants to know and understand about the law relating to ...
The Porirua Whānau Centre Trust

The Porirua Whānau Centre Trust

The Porirua Whānau Centre is one of six Family Social Service Centres in New Zealand.We are seen as a 'hub' of our community, providing education and social service programmes to enhance the ...
The Property Group

The Property Group

The Property Group (TPG) is New Zealand’s largest independent specialist property consultancy with 13 offices nationwide. Our team of property professional experts provides end to end property, ...
Trust House Limited

Trust House Limited

Trust House provide affordable rental homes to low income individuals and families in our communities who need them most. They own and manage almost 500 rental homes, from one-bedroom units to ...
VisionWest Community Trust

VisionWest Community Trust

VisionWest Community Trust operates across West Auckland, offering both emergency and long- term supportive housing as well as an integrated range of wrap-around support services to support the ...

Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust

The women we support throughout our programme are offered individual help based on their specific needs and goals. The Trust's role is to ensure that each women has access to the necessary ...
Wesley Community Action

Wesley Community Action

Established in 1952 by the Methodist Church, Wesley Community Action has been pioneering innovative approaches to social justice and quietly helping create just and caring communities ever ...
Whakaatu Whanaunga Trust

Whakaatu Whanaunga Trust

Housing is a major issue not just here in the Ōpōtiki District, but all around the country. We offer: Transitional short term housing, Tenancy & Rental advocacy advice, Māori Land-Home ...
Whatever It Takes Trust Inc.

Whatever It Takes Trust Inc.

Whatever It Takes Trust Inc. [WIT] is a community based, peer support service organisation for mental health consumers who live in Hawkes Bay. We operate a range of services to assist mental ...
YWCA

YWCA

The YWCA in Christchurch was founded by Kate Shepherd and her cohort over 125 years ago. Since then it has morphed many times with the needs in society and is now an organisation that meets the ...

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Membership Benefits

  • CHA advocates on behalf of community housing organisations through submissions, policy positions, and government relations. 
  • Conferences and training at a reduced member rate
  • Fortnightly e-bulletins sent directly to your inbox
  • Access to the CHA quality assurance programmes, trainings, and advice 
  • Participation in member surveys and forums
  • 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, 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.

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.

Join us by signing up below and pay online here

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, from Dwell Housing in Wellington

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PO Box 11543
Wellington 6142

04 385 8722

support@communityhousing.org.nz

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News

Tenancy Specialist Vacancy

Closing Date: Wednesday 21st April 2021. Please note, this advert might close sooner if a suitable candidate if found. Position Description: To view a full position description click this link here: Tenancy Specialist Job in Wellington - SEEK. For further information,...

Challenge Co-Director (Tāngata Whenua) Vacancy

National Science Challenge – Challenge Co-Director (Tāngata Whenua) Vacancy Click here to view the full job description To express an interest on a strictly confidential basis please email your cover letter and current CV through to Heather Walker at Mana Recruitment...

Newsletters

Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter 17 May 2022

Māori, Pacific needs left out of one size fits all approach to high-density developments, HUD and CHA Online Engagement on draft Public Housing Design Guidelines, In the News, RESOURCES, 2022 updates to healthy homes standards regulations take effect today,...

Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter 2 May 2022

Human Rights Commission releases troubling indicators on habitability, COVID-19 RESPONSE, First funds released from council housing reserve, Seven-point plan released to tackle cost of living, Community Finance nominated for top industry award, In the News, Events,...

Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter 19 April 2022

Haere rā to Brennan Rigby, Manager of Systems Shift, And the Supreme Business Excellence Award goes to…, CHA and Community Finance highlighted as leading housing systems change, Changes to the Healthy Homes Standards finalised, Practical Actions on Climate Change,...

Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter 4 April 2022

Welcome to Justin Latif, CHA's new Communications Lead, COVID-19 Response, Ministry for the Environment releases draft National Medium Density Design Guide, Fair Pay Agreement Bill update, Update on the Incorporated Societies Bill, In The News, Events, Community...

Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter 21 March 2022

COVID-19 RESPONSE, From bank overdraft debt repayment plan and into a 'rent-to-own' place of their own, Homelessness Action Plan 18 Month Review, In the News, EVENTS, Sector Call online zoom on Property Management Regulations, Property Council New Zealand -...

Submissions

Our submission to the Christchurch City Council

Consultation closed on 1 October for this proposal to support new supply. We applaud the Council on the leadership they are showing to address housing need in their community. You can read more about the proposal here. Read the CHA submission below: CHA submission CCC...

CHA Tax Working Group Submission

You can read CHA's submission which calls for a GST rebate to registered Community Housing Providers for new homes and for bringing the tax treatment of investments in residential housing in line with other forms of investment. You can read the submission in full...

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Reports

Tenants tell Compass what they think of them

Compass General Manager Bernadette Pinnell noted: “We were delighted that we had a 68% response rate and more importantly that 95% of tenants were satisfied with the services that Compass provides”. Key findings were: ·the best aspects of living in a Compass home were...

Research

Report on household incomes in New Zealand

This are pages 21 to 24 of " The material wellbeing of NZ households: overview and key findings from the 2017 Household Incomes Report and the companion report using non-income measures (the 2017 NIMs Report) Prepared by Bryan Perry Ministry of Social Development...

Life When Renting Summit findings

The Summit, held on the 30th of May in Tauranga, sort to answer the question "How do we generate a rental sector and rental stock that is responsive to older tenants?" You can read a summary of the day here: Life When Renting Mid-term summit summary.pdf You can also...

New Housing Affordability Measure welcomed

CHA is pleased to see the release of the new Housing Affordability Measure, a tier one official statistic. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) new measure will allow the market to be monitored at a more detailed level and has been developed...

Rental homes in poorer condition than owner occupied homes

Of the more than 500 houses assessed in the BRANZ Housing Condition Survey, nearly a third of rentals felt damp, three times as many as the owner-occupied properties. Assessors rated rental properties twice as likely to be 'poorly maintained'. The survey, by the...

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Level 11, Ranchhod Tower,
39 The Terrace /
102-112 Lambton Quay
PO Box 11543
Wellington 6142

+04 385 8722

support@communityhousing.org.nz

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