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CHA’S Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Housing – 2023
CHA'S Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Housing - 2023
Latest Legislation
Bright-line test proposed changes
Bright-line test proposed changes.pdf
Latest Report
Is there a place for affordable housing planning requirements in NZ?
IS THERE A PLACE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLANNNG REQUIREMENTS IN NEW ZEALAND - Final
Latest Research
Alternative Housing Tenures – The Opportunity for New Zealand: Research Update 6 System Analysis
System Analysis Livingston and Associates Ltd (in conjunction with Chris Glaudel from Community Housing Solutions,...
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Media Releases
Community Housing Aotearoa Welcomes The Announcement Of $350m Affordable Housing Fund
Community Housing Aotearoa, a peak body for the community housing sector, welcomes the announcement in the Budget to create a $350M Affordable Housing Fund. Click here for more
The right to a decent home is at the heart of living a good life
Media Release _The right to a decent home is at the heart of living a good life
Affordable housing supply boosted by $200m impact investment joint venture
Media Release - Community housing supply boosted by $200m impact investment joint venture
Community Housing Aotearoa calls for mandatory vaccinations to cover Community Housing Providers
Media Release - Community Housing Aotearoa calls for mandatory vaccinations to cover Community Housing Providers
Constitutional transformation issues paper, 1 Feb 2021
News
Right At Home podcast – Episode 2: Progressive home ownership: finding a solution to generation rent
For many Kiwis, home ownership is out of reach, with the wealth gap between homeowners and everyone else continually getting bigger. But all is not lost. In this episode, we talk to two organisations at the forefront of keeping home ownership dreams alive through...
To solve our housing crisis, let’s learn from what’s already working
Over the past five years, $1 billion has been spent on emergency housing grants. While the families accessing these grants have been kept off the streets, the lack of affordable housing remains a serious issue, writes Community Housing Aotearoa chief executive Vic...
Right At Home podcast – Episode 1: How the past can inform the homes of the future
Kia ora, welcome to the first episode of the Right at Home podcast hosted by Community Housing Aotearoa chief executive Vic Crockford. In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation with leaders from two of the longest-serving community housing provider organisations in...
How community housing can mend our fraying fabric
NZ's social housing register has quadrupled in size since 2017 and big changes to mindsets over house building and housing affordability are needed, writes Community Housing Aotearoa chief executive Vic Crockford in The Newsroom. Click here to read more.
Anti-Social Behaviour notes Nov 21
Tenants Protection Association (Chch) Inc. Notes for presentation at Tenancy Management Community of Practice Nov 2021 Anti-Social Behaviour notes Nov 21
Newsletters
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter, 28 November 2023
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter, 28 November 2023
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter, 30 October 2023
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter, 30 October 2023
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter, 16 October 2023
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter, 16 October 2023
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter, 2 October, 2023
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter, 2 October, 2023
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter, September 18, 2023
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Newsletter, September 18, 2023
Submissions
CHA’s Submission on the RBNZ Risk Weighting
CHA delivered this submission to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in response to their consultation on Risk Weights. We have urged the Reserve Bank to work with banks and financial institutions to recognise lending to registered Community Housing Providers as a...
CHA’s Submission on the Natural and Built Environment Bill
CHA has prepared a submission to the Environment Committee on the Spatial Planning Bill currently at the select committee stage at the time of writing. CHA has consistently advocated for Inclusionary Housing (IH) to be enabled through the RMA reforms. We discuss how...
CHA’s Submission on the Spatial Planning Bill
CHA has prepared a submission to the Environment Committee on the Spatial Planning Bill currently at the select committee stage at the time of writing. CHA has consistently advocated for Inclusionary Housing (IH) to be enabled through the RMA reforms. We discuss how...
CHA’s Submission on the Charities Amendment Bill
CHA submitted to the Social Services and Community Committee on the Charities Amendment Bill. We supported a robust and fully inclusive review be done through an independent body to address underlying issues that our sector faces and ensure lasting charities. The...
CHA’s Submission to QLDC on the Inclusionary Housing component of the Proposed District Plan
CHA submitted to the Queenstown Lakes District Council on the Inclusionary Housing component of the Proposed District Plan in November 2022. CHA strongly endorsed the work of QLDC to formalise and make mandatory the Inclusionary Housing approach it has pioneered in...
Legislation
Healthy Homes Standards – Update
Healthy Homes Standards.pdf
Reports
CHA’s Methamphetamine Harm-Reduction Handbook
CHA has developed a Methamphetamine Harm-Reduction Handbook - with consultation from the NZ Drug Foundation - with advice for providers, tenants, and policy-makers. This resource can be read below: Methamphetamine Harm-Reduction Handbook
Reducing the Risk of Being a Close Contact – CHA Guidance Document
CHA has produced a guidance document for community housing providers, homeless service providers, and their staff for operating when Covid-19 is in the community. The guidance document suggests strategies for reducing the risk of contracting Covid-19 or being a close...
CHA 2021 Annual Report and Audited Accounts
CHA Annual Report 2021 CHA 2021 Audited Accounts
Framework Guidelines on the right to a decent home in Aotearoa August 2021
Framework_Guidelines_on_the_Right_to_a_Decent_Home_in_Aotearoa_FINAL
Aratohu tika tangata ki te whai whare rawaka i Aotearoa
Aratohu_tika_tangata_ki_te_whai_whare_rawaka_i_Aotearoa_FINAL
Research
Alternative Housing Tenures – The Opportunity for New Zealand: Research Update 2 Private Rental Stress and the AS
Livingston and Associates Ltd. have been conducting research funded by the Building Research Levy on the opportunity of alternative housing tenures for New Zealand. Research Update 2 titled "Private Renter Stress and the Accommodation Supplement" examined the...
Alternative Housing Tenures – The Opportunity for New Zealand: Research Update 1 Intermediate Housing Market
Livingston and Associates Ltd. have been conducting research funded by the Building Research Levy on the opportunity of alternative housing tenures for New Zealand. Research Update 1 titled "What's Happened in the Intermediate Housing Market" examines spatial and...
Inclusionary Housing: A Pathway Forward in Aotearoa New Zealand
CHA has released the third paper in our series on Inclusionary Housing. Inclusionary Housing: A Pathway Forward in Aotearoa New Zealand examines the "why" and the "how" of IH in Aotearoa. The paper can be read here: FINAL IH PAPER 3
Ōtautahi and Affordable Housing: Need, Demand & Pathways to Making a Difference
Ian Mitchell (Livingston and Associates), Kay Saville-Smith (CRESA), and Bev James (Public Policy & Research) recently released their study into the need, demand, and opportunities for the delivery of Affordable Housing options in Ōtautahi. "Many of the household...
Covid-19 and Media Constructions of Housing and Home in Aotearoa New Zealand – BBHTC
Dr Gauri Nandedkar of the Building Better Homes, Cities, and Towns has released their research on the construction of media narratives surrounding housing and homelessness throughout the first 6 months of the Covid-19 pandemic in Aotearoa. Access to warm, dry, and...
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