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HOUSING
Increasing Available Houses for Locals
& increase % of Healthy Homes
Local housing needs to be affordable, sustainable, and environmentally appropriate for
whānau across Raetihi, Ohakune and Waiouru.
As part of our research an in-depth survey was conducted with over 10% of locally occupied homes providing insights from whānau about the issues they identified as the most important to address. At the same time we have gathered kōrero on their unique housing aspirations. These rich insights
informed the development of a new Ruapehu Housing Action Plan:
'Te Whare Āhuru ki Ruapehu' which is currently being implemented.
Four priority areas identified are:
Home Ownership
Repairs & Maintenance
Heating Solutions
Ruapehu Whare Facts
Current Housing solutions
Increase the number of Ruapehu homes available to be owned/rented by locals
Scope and establish a Ruapehu Housing Enterprise so that we can continue to deliver housing solutions and aspirations, beyond this plan, alongside our whānau
Completed
Undertake a Housing Needs Survey & develop an Action Plan
Creation and implementation of a Property Warrant of Fitness
home assessment programme
Support and develop internal & external Healthy Homes Initiatives
Investigate Alternative Housing Development
the data
Home ownership per town increased from 2013 to 2018.
Source: Stats NZ Census Data
From 2018-2020, 60 whānau completed a Toward Home Ownership Programme. Since then, one whānau have purchased a whare and three are working with a mortgage broker.
Source: Ngāti Rangi
Houses in each town that are either occupied or unoccupied. Unoccupied homes are usually owned as holiday properties and are empty for parts of the year.
Source: Stats NZ Census Data