Healthy Housing – He Kainga Oranga

A documentary on child poverty screened on TV3 last night, that featured some of our work.  Vist TV3 on demand to view the documenatry here.

 “Listener” article on fuel poverty  , that is based partly on our work.

Researchers in the group made a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Boarding Houses. Read the submission here  and listen to the report on National Radio here

Researchers in the group made a submission to the New Zealand Productivity Commission’s Inquiry on Housing Affordability.  Read a copy of it here

TV news report in February on a study He Kainga Oranga has published looking at the costs of injury in the home   See a copy of the item here.

Philippa Howden-Chapman spoke at the Health Inequalities Marmot symposium on 13 July. See her presentation on the  economic and social determinants of health here.

A new book examines urban sprawl and intensification in New Zealand.
“Growth Misconduct? Avoiding sprawl and improving urban intensification in New Zealand”  provides insights into the multifaceted practice of urban intensification. It highlights both the promise and the limitations of planning models such as smart growth and new urbanism in New Zealand cities.

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Book examines indigenous knowledge in urban design.  ”Tāone Tupa Ora”  brings together perspectives on a broad range of urban issues, from Māori development to architecture, town planning to strategic growth management.

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Book examines the links between urban form and transport in New Zealand.
“Sizing up the City: Urban form and transport in New Zealand ” collects and expands on the papers presented in a 2009 symposium on sustainable transport and the built environment. 

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A new book reveals ongoing health & social costs of leaky homes.
The long-term social costs of leaky buildings constructed following deregulation of the building industry by the National Government in the early 1990s are not just the result of failures in construction.

Book flyer and order form (PDF).

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The HRC announces funding for Housing and Health research, the ‘Community Housing Intervention Research Programme’.

Philippa Howden-Chapman talks about insulation on Campbell Live. (video stream)