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MEDIA RELEASE: The Community Housing train leaves the station – but not enough carriages

New Zealand’s representative organisation for the not-for-profit housing sector, Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA), is encouraged by yesterday’s announcement of the allocation of the Government’s $37.35 million social housing fund, but also notes the recent conclusion of the Productivity Commission that this is “well short of what is needed”.

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Te Matapihi a new voice for Māori housing

With the formal establishment this week of the Te Matapihi - He Tirohanga Mo Te Iwi Trust a new voice has arrived to take up the challenge of backing the need to boost Māori housing initiatives in order to meet current and future housing needs.
 
Te Matapihi has arisen from the National Māori Housing Conference held at Te Papaiouru Marae in Rotorua in March 2010, and a Wananga held at Mataatua Marae, Mangere in May of this year.
 

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Chasm between Social Housing Fund and sector capacity becomes apparent

The recent social housing fund, which is in the process of being allocated by the Social Housing Unit (SHU), has been oversubscribed by four and a half times over, frustrating non-government housing organisations says Community Housing Aotearoa, New Zealand’s umbrella group for the community housing sector.

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Productivity Commission commended for delivering some home truths on housing affordability

 

New Zealand’s sole peak body for the not-for-profit housing sector, Community Housing Aotearoa, has praised the newly released Productivity Commission report on Housing Affordability for its timely reminder that New Zealand is ill equipped to deliver the volume or quality of housing needed for future generations.

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Christmas message sent to Housing Ministers

Returning Minister of Housing Phil Heatley and new Associate Minister of Housing Tariana Turia have been sent a special Christmas ‘wish list’ from supporters of Community Housing Aotearoa.

“Community Housing Aotearoa has been collecting a number of messages from our members and wider network of supporters to pass on to Ministers in a Christmas letter – with most of those messages focused on housing affordability,” says Community Housing Aotearoa’s Executive Officer David McCartney.

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Major omission in NZ Herald Election Guide

 

The Election Guide published by the New Zealand Herald this week has made a major omission by excluding housing from its selection of the 11 “biggest issues”, says Community Housing Aotearoa, New Zealand’s only peak body for the not-for-profit housing sector.

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Cloud cast over what constitutes a charitable environment for third sector housing providers

A High Court judgement made on Friday 24 June has cast a cloud over the Government’s intention for third sector housing providers to grow the pool of affordable housing in New Zealand.

The reserved judgement by Justice A. D. MacKenzie dismissed an appeal by the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT) filed nine months ago for retention of its registration with the Charities Commission as a charitable entity, and may yet be subject to further appeal.

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OAG Report hui important opportunity

A performance audit report, 'Government planning and support for housing on Māori land, Ngā whakatakotoranga kaupapa me te tautoko a te Kāwanatanga ki te hanga whare i runga i te whenua Māori' provides a useful resource for whanau to access Government planning and support for housing on their whanau whenua according to Mrs Turia.

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