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Grove, M.

(2025). Wellbeing through housing: Planning reflections on the influence of COVID-19 on Public Renter subjective wellbeing outcomes relative to other forms of tenure in Aotearoa (Master's thesis).

Victoria University of Wellington.
Howden-Chapman, P.

(2025). Public housing and urban regeneration research programme: Maximising wellbeing. Key interim findings and recommendations.

The New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities.

PHUR key interim findings and recommendations

Booklet PHUR Key interim findings & recommendations.pdf
Klemick, A. L.
(2025). Inclusive Cities in Urban New Zealand from a Takatāpui and LGBTIQ Perspective: A guide for Local Authorities and Public Housing Providers.

University of Otago.

https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/esploro/outputs/9926742967801891
Leigh, L.

Randal, E.

Logan, A.

Witten, K.

Olin, C.

Chisholm, E.

Howden-Chapman, P.

(2025). Cultivating wellbeing: healing effects of an urban māra kai (community garden) in community housing in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Local Environment.

https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2025.2502374
Chapman, R.
Apperley, M.
Taptiklis, P.
Viggers, H.

Shearer, I.

Penny, G.

Howden-Chapman, P.

(2025). Submission to the Electricity Authority on changes to electricity payment rules

NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities

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Submission to Electricity Authority on electricity payment rules.pdf
Chen, Z.

O’Sullivan, K.

Dohig, R.

Pierse, N.
Jiang, T. Riva, M. Das, R.
(2025). Identifying summer energy poverty and public health risks in a temperate climate

Climate Risk Management

48 (2025) 100698

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Chen 2025 Identifying summer energy poverty.pdf

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2025.100698
Apperley, M.

Viggers, H.
Walmsley, M.
Chapman, R.

Howden-Chapman, P.

Penny, G.

Shearer, I.
Taptiklis, P.
(2025). The role of smart community microgrids in Aotearoa’s energy future

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand,

Published online: 27 Jan 2025.

The role of smart community microgrids in Aotearoa’s energy future

Apperley et al Jan25 Micro grids JRSNZ 051224.pdf

https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2024.2446746
Chang, Y.
Buchanan, M. Jenkins, M. Pehi, T.
Fraser, B.

Aspinall, C

Pierse, N.

(2025). People receiving the emergency housing special needs grant in Aotearoa New Zealand.

International Journal of Housing Policy,

1-24, 97118.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19491247.2025.2497118#abstract
Teariki, M.

Penny, G.

Howden-Chapman, P.

(2025). Inter-Organisational Collaboration: A Qualitative Study of Collaboration Arrangement in the Public and Community Housing Sector in New Zealand.

Urban Science

9, 2000
Chen, Z.

O’Sullivan, K.

Pierse, N.
Ericson, N Stepehenson, K
(2025). Case study of summer overheating in Wellington public housing

Under Review

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Research Summary - summer overheating-13 March.pdf

Egli, V. Mandic, S. Pocock, T. Narayanan, A. Williams, L. Clark, T. Spasic, L. Wilson, A.
Witten, K.
Smith, M.
(2021). Understanding children's perceptions of, and priorities for, healthy neighbourhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand: Study protocol for a cross-sectional study.

BMJ Open

11(6).
Smith, M. Calder-Dawe, O. Carroll, P. Kayes, N. Kearns, R. Lin, E-Y. ...
Witten, K.

(2021). Mobility barriers and enablers and their implications for the wellbeing of disabled children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional qualitative study.

Wellbeing Space & Society
Burdett, B. R. D.
Witten, K.
Willing, E. Ameratunga, S.
(2021). Inclusive access in transport policy and practice: Views of New Zealand transport practitioners.

Case Studies on Transport Policy
Opit, S. Kearns, R.
Witten, K.
Fergusson, E.
(2021). Density in the Suburbs: Families with Children Adapting to Living in a Medium Density Social Housing Development.

Urban Policy and Research
Blaschke, P.

Witten, K.

Keall, M.

Howden-Chapman, P.

(2020). Submission by the NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities on the RMA Issues and Options Paper, ‘Opportunities for Change’.

Wellington, NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities

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RMA-Issues-an-Options-on-RMA-rev2.pdf
Macmillan, A. Smith, M.
Witten, K.

Woodward, A.
Hosking, J. Wild, K. Field, A.
(2020). Suburb-level changes for active transport to meet the SDGs: Causal theory and a New Zealand case study.

The Science of the total environment

714.
Chisholm, E.

Pierse, N.

Howden-Chapman, P.

(2020). Perceived benefits and risks of developing mixed communities in New Zealand: Implementer perspectives.

Urban Research & Practice.

Advance online publication.
O’Sullivan, K.

Chisholm, E.

(2020). Baby it's hot outside: Balancing health risks and energy efficiency when parenting during extreme heat events.

Energy Research & Social Science

66, 101480.
Howden-Chapman, P.

Woodward, A.

Witten, K.

(2018). Submission to the Tax Working Group on The Future of Tax.

New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities

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Chapman-et-al-29-April-18-Submission-to-to-Tax-Wkg.pdf
Nilsson, M.
Chisholm, E.
Griggs, D.
Howden-Chapman, P.
et al.
(2018). Mapping interactions between Sustainable Development Goals: lessons learned and ways forward.

Sustainability Science

13, 1489–1503.