Topics and framing for the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Adequate Housing visit to Aotearoa February 2020 - a paper prepared by Community Housing Aotearoa and The Shift Aotearoa. Framing treaty strategy finance briefing SR 9Feb.pdf
The Shift Aotearoa creates a platform to discuss and understand what a well-functioning housing system means in Aotearoa, how it can be achieved, and what that looks like in real life. It relates to United Nations led project The Shift, created by UN Special...
CHA MEDIA RELEASE, 13 December 2019 Ensuring all New Zealanders have access to good homes essential to addressing child poverty “The fact so many families are struggling to pay the rent and put food on the table must be addressed urgently if we’re to provide the...
MEDIA RELEASE, 13 December 2019 Infrastructure funding welcomed amid hopes of more affordable houses Community housing providers are welcoming the Government’s announcement of new funding for essential infrastructure. “We’re hoping it will ultimately result in the...
Housing New Zealand currently has a significant housing shortage across the country, and the Auckland shortage is around 60,000 properties alone. Until we’re able to start to back-fill some of that shortage, houses are only going to continue to remain unaffordable for...
We are pleased to see Government’s continued support in this approach that was brought to New Zealand by the Community Housing Sector in 2015. We would like to see it paired with sustainable support for emergency housing. Together we would have an effective...
New Zealand received a mixed reception from the UN Committee responsible for oversight of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) when it met in Geneva last month. Human Rights chief commissioner David Rutherford and chief legal...
The Minister has attended the opening and blessing of five two-bedroom, pre-fabricated homes at Kōkōhīnau Marae today. The $2.7 million development was carried out with funding support from the Te Puni Kōkiri Māori Housing Network and the Ministry of Business,...