Housing innovation

(in date order)

Community Land Trusts: A Scoping Report 2007
Report
Client: Taupo District Council
This report was prepared for the Taupo District Council to scope different understandings of housing affordability and explore the potential of the community land trust model which has been attracting considerable attention in North America and the United Kingdom.

Full report available from Local Government New Zealand.

A Community Housing Trust for Taupo: Issues and Options 2007
Report
Client: Taupo District Council
This report considers options for the establishment of a community housing trust as a means of dealing with problems of housing affordability. It includes discussion of possible options for trust structure and governance.

The Role of Local Government in the Provision of Affordable Housing January 2004
Report
CLIENT: Local Government New Zealand, Dunedin City Council, Wellington City Council, North Shore City Council, New Plymouth District Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council
This report focuses on the role of local government in the provision of rental housing and looks at the important role local government now has in relation to social housing.

Report also available from Local Government New Zealand.

Local Government and Community Involvement in Ownership and Management of Social Housing January 2001
Report (Executive Summary)
CLIENT: Ministry of Social Policy and Local Government New Zealand
The emphasis on this report is on partnership options for social housing involving central government, local government, the voluntary and community sector and Iwi/Maori.

What is Cooperative Housing? 1998
Paper
This relates to work MDL undertook assisting a community group in Eastern Porirua consider options for self-management of social housing.  A brief background on housing co-operatives is also included.