Community Housing Types:
There are housing models which are not always considered part of collective housing, but which are important to consider. These alternative models share some features with collective housing models, but differ in certain key areas. Some of the most commonly discussed alternative models are:
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A blanket term for communities which have been formed or grown for a purpose. Intentional communities include faith or philosophy based communities such as the Quaker Settlement, or historic communes such as the series of Ohu communities enabled by the Kirk Labour Government in 1975, but can also include culturally focused or ecologically & sustainably based communities.
Well known examples include Te Aro Pa Apts, Kotuktuku for the Mahitahi Kainga Trust, and the Kaianga Tuatahi for Ngati Whatua O Oraki.
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Community housing is defined by Community Housing Aotearoa as a form of affordable housing working alongside private housing in the open market. Typically, community housing organisations are not-for-profit groups meeting housing needs through a range of affordable rental and home ownership options. They provide an alternative to the public housing provided by Kāinga Ora (formerly Housing New Zealand) and local authority housing. Community housing organisations provide around 18,520 homes throughout New Zealand. Examples of community housing providers include The Housing Foundation in Auckland and Canterbury, and the Dwell Housing Trust in Wellington. Community housing design is focused on access to individual housing to support well-being and can also include some minor collective housing components such as shared laundries, facilities or social spaces.
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Social housing is historically known as state housing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Currently Kāinga Ora is the governmental housing agency that develops, procures and manages rental housing and tenancy services to nearly 200,000 customers and their whanau. The agency notes that it owns and maintains nearly 69,000 public houses while also providing home ownership products and other services. They are focusing on prioritising their tenants’ wellbeing, and provide tenants with good quality, warm, dry and healthy homes. Historically it has been rare for collective housing type shared spaces to be provided in social housing.
