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...
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...
We are all ageing and have an interest in creating a society that respects, values and celebrates the contribution of all older New Zealanders. By 2036 it is anticipated that one in four people will be 65 years of age or older. By investing now in solutions that...
The Housing First model is focussed is an internationally recognised approach to working with people who have been homeless for a long time. It places them into long-term housing immediately with no readiness conditions and then provides support services to help...
Te Rakohikohiko Tumata (right) with her daughter Deezya Tumata, 7. Photo/Stephen Parker The Rotorua Daily Post reported on this families experience and the service provided by LinkPeople. They say that Te Rakohikohiko tried to make a move to Australia last year, but...
Background The relationship between housing and recovery from mental illness has been recognised in New Zealand in a number of reports and discussion papers[i]. The Mental Health Commission (1999)[ii] describes this relationship as follows: “The provision of adequate,...