On 25 October CHA held a seminar on Social Investment in Community Housing with Philanthropy NZ in Auckland.Here you will find the presentations and some of the media from this event.
Our Place- a plan for housing affordability in New Zealand is a working document. We want it to be a document that all stakeholders engage and identify with and are seeking your feedback to further shape and provide more detail for the plan leading up to the CHA – IMPACT Conference 2017.
Permanent, secure, appropriate and safe housing is recognised as a basic human right. We are faced with an intergenerational problem of inadequate housing that needs to be fixed now. To ensure all New Zealanders have this need met, social and affordable housing markets must continue to grow and deliver mixed-income, mixed-tenure community developments.
Our Place - is a plan for delivering affordable housing in Aotearoa-New Zealand and has been prepared on behalf of the community housing sector by Community Housing Aotearoa.
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has announced the establishment of a Mayoral Task Force on housing to tackle the escalating issue of housing affordability in the Capital. “Wellington is thriving, with a healthy economy and growing population,” Mayor Lester says.
We all have a role to play in resolving the housing crisis across all segments of the housing continuum. Here are more detailed explanations on the proposed actions to see all New Zealanders well-housed that can be seen on page 14 and 15 of Our Place - 2016 .
The Government is considering changes to the Residential Tenancy Act over when property damage costs can be reclaimed from tenants, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith says.
Work is expected to get underway soon on the first stage of a significant new residential neighbourhood of over 1,200 homes on the edge of the Manukau Harbour.
Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith recently announced changes to the Retirement Villages Code of Practice to better support residents’ rights and resolution of complaints.
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is looking for emergency housing providers to deliver additional emergency housing accommodation and accompanying services
Ministry of Social Development’s Community Investment business group is about to begin an acceleration for results programme with partner Ākina Foundation and are seeking to work with community investment funded providers on this initiative.