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CHA submission on Healthy Homes Bill June 2016

Jun 29, 2016 | Submissions

CHA strongly support revision to the bill so that it activates a performance-based standard, for example, requiring properties to be able to achieve the World Health Organisation recommended interior temperature of 18C year-around (and 21C in certain circumstances)....

Auckland Council housing provision consultation

Jun 9, 2016 | Submissions

Their proposalis to partner with a third party social housing provider to form a new CHP that is separate to the council but that the council have a minority interest in. It appears that they are pursuing a similar path to Christchurch City Council which has stated...

Proposed national policy statement on Urban Development Capacity

Jun 7, 2016 | Submissions

The particular scope relates to the provision of development capacity in local authority plans to address both housing and business needs.This consultation document explains: Submissions close at 5.00pm on Friday 15 July 2016. Go here to see the plan. Here is some of...

CHA submission on retained affordable housing in Auckland Council

Apr 27, 2016 | Submissions

"We request deferral of all development contributions for Retained Affordable Housing (see Auckland Accord and PAUP definitions), for the duration of the period that the residential unit is occupied by a household that meets the agreed definintions. The Council would...

CHA submission on residential tenancies regulations

Feb 15, 2016 | Submissions

This submission reinforced CHA’s previous submission last month on RTA amendment Bill with the following key points: The proposed regulations, whilst a step in the right direction, do not take advantage of the opportunity to address shortcomings that have permitted a...

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Human Rights Commission points to insecure rentals in New Zealand

Dec 11, 2017 | Reports & Articles

Reported by Stuff, the Human Rights Commission report that the private rental market is forcing low-income Kiwis to move too often.In their briefing to incoming Justice Minister Andrew Little the Human Rights Commission (HRC) point to housing as a serious human rights...

Report on the Getting Ready workshop 23 November

Nov 28, 2017 | Reports & Articles

Four areas were identified as key for the sector to focus on over the next 100 days. Participants felt strongly that an offer from the community housing sector be made to help activate KiwiBuild. The four areas are: 1)Central purchasing / procurement at...

MSD Housing Quarterly Report: September 2017

Nov 9, 2017 | Reports & Articles

Read the report here: Housing-Quarterly-Report-Sep2017.pdf Key facts - September overview ·For the September quarter MSD has spent $563 million on housing support. This year MSD will spend around $2.3 billion on providing New Zealanders with housing support ranging...

CHA 24 October community housing sector seminar

Nov 2, 2017 | Reports & Articles

We heard from Alan Johnson, Salvation Army Social Policy and Research Unit, on the Taking Stock report he produced earlier in the year, with discussion facilitated by Kay Saville-Smith of CRESA. Consensus was reached on the goal and the settings necessary to build the...

Housing Affordability Taskforce Report released

Oct 26, 2017 | Reports & Articles

DEBBIE JAMIESON/STUFF Members of the Queenstown Lakes Mayoral Housing Affordability Taskforce presenting their recommendations: chairman John MacDonald, Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust executive officer Julie Scott, Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult,...

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Number of housing consents doubled but is it enough?

Aug 29, 2016 | Research

The highest number on record was in the June 1974 year, when 13 new homes were consented for every thousand residents (compared with an average of nine for the decade). In the year ended June 2016, the regions that consented the most new homes per thousand residents...

Severe housing deprivation in Aotearoa/New Zealand 2001-2013

Aug 24, 2016 | Research

“In 2013, more than half (52 per cent) of homeless adults were working, studying, or both, up from 49 per cent in 2006,” Dr Amore says.Read the press release here. The key findings in this research show: ·The severely housing deprived or 'homeless' population has...

Neighbourhood social mix and outcomes for social housing tenants: rapid review

Aug 16, 2016 | Research

The CRESA report found that the relationship between concentrated social housing and outcomes for social housing tenants does not necessarily have negative outcomes for the tenant. Rather, the authors found that: Evidence around low concentrations of social housing...

It’s renters versus the rest

Jul 21, 2016 | Research

The survey of 1450 respondents, conducted by research company Buzz Channel, is the third undertaken by HRV to gain an insight into issues facing New Zealanders in their homes.Charles Crothers, Professor of Sociology at AUT, says a major issue highlighted in the survey...

AA home insurance survey has some interesting findings

Jul 19, 2016 | Research

“Landlords will be reassured to find there’s a gap between what they’re most concerned about, and the types of claims we see most often; accidents that can happen in any home,” says Amelia Macandrew, Customer Relations Manager at AA Insurance. “However, while...

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