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Filter search resultsMBIE funded Housing First programme – PhD Studentship Opportunity
… and developing holistic solutions. This project is part of the MBIE funded Housing First programme, and comes with a $30K scholarship for 3 years. Experience of LGBTIQ issues is required Please Read for …NewsConsumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers must be mandatory
… As He Kāinga Oranga Housing and Health Research Programme at the University of Otago Wellington, we are urging the Electricity Authority … mandatory to protect health. A new report shows up to 55% of residential consumers are not protected by the Guidelines …NewsCertifying homes as energy efficient
… RNZ – When it comes to assessing the energy efficiency of individual houses, we’re lagging behind a number of other countries to the detriment of public health, says University of Otago researcher Helen …NewsRights for Renters - Elinor Chisholm
… Half of New Zealanders rent the home they live in, often dealing with insecure tenure and poor quality housing. So what can we do about it? We’ll ask Elinor Chisholm , Post Doc at the University of Otago, Wellington who has recently completed a PhD looking …NewsOverlooked law requires rentals to be free of dampness
… homes, could be used to require landlords to provide housing that is free from dampness, according to researchers from the University of Otago and Victoria University of Wellington... Please read more . … Overlooked law requires …NewsThe price of keeping kids warm at night
… He Kāinga Oranga researcher Dr Caroline Shorter was part of a University of Otago team who found in a recent study that the cost of heating a child’s bedroom through the night in a …NewsNearly a third of households struggle to heat their home
… Nearly a third of New Zealand households struggle with “energy hardship” – … was released today by Statistics New Zealand in a first of its kind study, which also found the situation is much … States, Europe and Australia give energy hardship “a lot of attention, but this problem doesn’t appear in any energy …News2018 Severe Housing Deprivation Estimate - updated
… He Kainga Oranga, the Housing and Health Research group has produced an estimate of the homeless population using 2018 Census data for Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. Please Read for details …NewsEnergy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa
… to rise significantly from 2025, due to a combination of factors putting pressure on Aotearoa New Zealand’s … system. This is important because our poor-quality housing compared to other countries means we use more … negative health and wellbeing consequences from cold housing. It is essential that NZ’s lowest-income households …NewsBook shines spotlight on our cities
… for helping New Zealand cities resolve the challenges of providing quality, affordable housing, designing healthy transport systems and dealing with … Philippa Howden-Chapman, Jenny Ombler and Dr Lisa Early, of the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities, hosted at …News