Government announces more support for Māori housing

Jul 14, 2014 | News

The Unit will co-ordinate strategic Māori housing policy across government and support the implementation of He Whare Ahuru He Oranga Tangata – The Māori Housing Strategy. “The establishment of the Māori Housing Unit is another step in the Government’s plan to improve...

CHA Submission on Christchurch City Council’s proposed restructure

Jul 14, 2014 | Submissions

In its submission, CHA supports, in principle, the Council’s preferred Option as set out in section 3.2 of the “Reasons for the Proposal”. Read the CHA Submission here

Link to CHRA Performance Standards

Jul 14, 2014 | News

The Community Housing Regulatory Authority (CHRA) website has up to date information on Registration and Regulation for Class 1 Social Landlord CHPs including Performance Standards and Guidelines, reporting requirements and application details for registering as a...

Second home for Bays Community Housing Trust

Jul 8, 2014 | News

The Bays Community Housing Trust’s latest purpose-built house will be ready for occupancy by 1 September 2014. The house has a Lifemark Rating of 5, designed for ease of use for older people and is also within easy walking distance of shops, community amenities and...

Swiss army approach needed for knotty house price problem – leading economist

Jul 4, 2014 | Reports & Articles

Shamubeel Eaqub is a keynote speaker this morning at Making Community Housing Happen: The Impact Conference being held in Nelson. Read the media release here

Community Housing Aotearoa calls for commitment to investment plan

Jul 3, 2014 | News

At its conference in Nelson today (July 3), Director Scott Figenshow announced to delegates an investment plan on how the $5 billion capital required over five years would be achieved. Read the media release here

Government policy barrier to social housing growth

Jul 3, 2014 | News

Community Housing Federation of Australia executive director Carol Croce says this means that the rental income New Zealand community housing organisations receive ends up being used to pay back the purchase costs, rather than being directed into building more social...

Community Housing Conference focuses on solutions to the housing crisis

Jul 2, 2014 | Events

“Matching new land supply with community housing organisations that also receive philanthropic investment and private capital means that the mixed tenure, mixed income community might need less from the government to build the same house.” says Scott Figenshow. He...

Old “pavlova paradise” thinking a hurdle to affordable housing target

Jul 2, 2014 | News

Speaking at this week’s Community Housing Aotearoa conference in Nelson, he says the old ways of building homes, house by house and builder by builder have got to go. Stephen Selwood says New Zealand is lagging behind countries such as Australia and Canada where...

Whangarei Accessible Housing Trust’s Life Changing Homes

Jul 1, 2014 | News

Chair Vanassa McGoldrick believes the official opening marks a momentous occasion for the award-winning trust and is thrilled to be able to deliver a tangible outcome for both supporters and the community. Read more here.