News

National Portrait: Philippa Howden-Chapman – the woman whose home truths have made our houses healthier

Interview
Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman was interviewed by Stuff reporter Ethan Te Ora about her long research career working to improve the quality of Kiwi homes

Boarding house horrors

News

Researcher Clare Aspinall talks to reporter Caitlin McGee about people turning to the poorly regulated boarding house sector because of a shortage of suitable housing.

Covid response reveals hidden homelessness. Calls for national strategy

Interview

Lynn Freeman talks to Clare Aspinall at the University of Otago in Wellington who is currently researching the benefits and challenges of using the Housing First approach in a New Zealand context o

Self-isolating for coronavirus is impossible for tens of thousands of New Zealanders – unless we help them fast.

Article

Clare Aspinall discusses the difficulty of self-isolation for those with inadequate housing on The Conversation.

High inflation forces families to choose between basics

Interview

Dr Kimberley O'Sullivan, Otago University researcher at He Kāinga Oranga, Housing and Health Research Programme, was interviewed by Māni Dunlop for Radio New Zealand’s Midday Report on 18 October 2

Publication or Resource

Cadman, C. Carrington, L.
Chapter Nine: More than a landlord: Realising the potential of the community housing sector.
In S Bierre., P Howden-Chapman, L Early. (Eds.), Homes People Can Afford: How to Improve Housing in New Zealand.
Wellington. Steele Roberts Aotearoa.
Slade, M. Zussman, D. Seversinsen, C.
Marginal Housing: Boarding Houses and Camping Grounds in New Zealand: Get involved and act now!
Parity
14 (3), 23-25

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