Tax, charitable organisations and community housing
Community housing entities may be entitled to a tax exemption on their income if their entity has been set up to provide housing or housing assistance for low income householders who may not otherwise be able to buy their own home. Go here to read more: FINAL...Unitary Plan will lock out key workers, housing providers say
In this article from the New Zealand Herald, Simon Collins reports on Community Housing Aotearoa and the NZ Housing Foundation’s appeals to councillors to reinstate an originally-proposed requirement for 10 per cent of homes in developments of more than 15 new...New initiative set to reduce cost of building consents
In a flagship move, Thames-Coromandel District Council has recognised Lifemark’s certification scheme and amended planning regulations to allow larger dwellings that occupy a greater percentage of a section to be built if the design incorporates the Lifemark...
CHA Newsletter 4 August, 2016
Read the newsletter here: august 4 2016.pdf
Spotlight on homelessness and emergency housing
The article was written by Angie Cairncross, David Zussman and Chris Glaudel from Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) in May 2016 looking at the alarming reality of homelessness and emergency housing in New Zealand. Read the article here: Spotlight on Homelessness...Auckland Unitary Plan – why it needs to mandate affordable housing
CHA encourages the Auckland Council to include essential affordable housing provisions when it adopts the recommendations of the independent hearings panel for the Auckland Unitary Plan. Affordability provisions requiring income-related and price-relative affordable...He Korowai Trust-bringing heart and home back to Northland
Whare Ora papakāinga is a communal village set in 50 acres of land owned by He Korowai. It has been built from refurbished former state homes trucked up from Glen Innes and has a school and a community garden that includes 250 fruit trees. It is home to 17 adults and...