Visuals: Jacqui Chan

Nau mai, haere mai ki Ngā Wharerau o Aotearoa

Welcome to Community Housing Aotearoa

Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) is a peak body for Aotearoa’s community housing sector.

We are a proud tangata Tiriti organisation. Our 175+ members include community housing providers and
partner members such as developers, consultants and local councils. Our full members
house approximately 30,000 people nationally across 19,200 homes.

We are committed to our vision where every New Zealander is well-housed in a warm, safe, dry
and affordable home. This is a human right.

If you are a community housing provider, we invite you to join CHA and become a member today.

Sign up to our monthly newsletter and receive sector-related housing news.

Explore CHA Hub, our online knowledge and research digital platform on all things housing in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Read Insight Report, access interviews, research, real-world perspectives and lived experience for clear,
credible insights to guide decisions, shape policy and support community housing solutions.

Become A Member

CHA Hub & Insight Report

Training & Development

Conference 2026 Register here

CHA Conference 2026

CHA Conference 2026 will be delivered in three parts over four days:

National Pacific Housing Symposium: 22 June, Fale Sāmoa, Sāmoan Consulate, Māngere
Hosted in collaboration with MĀPIHI (Māori & Pacific Housing Research Centre
CHA Conference: 23 & 24 June, AUT City Campus
Exclusive site visits: 25 June

Introducing the CHA Hub

We’re pleased to introduce the CHA Hub — a new platform bringing together research, insights, interviews, and
resources focused on strengthening the community housing sector across Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Hub has been developed to support sector learning, collaboration, and informed discussion around
the challenges and opportunities facing community housing providers.

Visit the CHA Hub →

A place for insight and sector knowledge

The CHA Hub brings together a growing collection of content designed to support community housing providers, policymakers, researchers, and sector partners

Insight reports examining key housing issues
Interviews with sector leaders and practitioners
Videos and recorded conversations
Policy discussions and sector analysis
Curated resources relevant to community housing

The goal is to create a central place where sector knowledge can be explored, shared, and built upon.

Supporting a stronger community housing system

Community Housing Aotearoa represents a growing network of community housing providers working to
deliver safe, secure, and affordable homes across Aotearoa New Zealand.

The CHA Hub complements this work by helping surface ideas, experiences, and insights from across the sector.

By bringing together interviews, analysis, and resources in one place, the Hub supports ongoing learning
and informed discussion about how we strengthen community housing in Aotearoa.

Explore CHA Hub

We invite you to explore the content available on the CHA Hub and check back regularly as new interviews,
reports, and resources are added.

The photos below are from Conference 2024. If using any of these images, please credit as follows:
Image source: Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) Conference 2024. Republished/reused with permission from CHA.