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.

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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

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Current Housing solutions

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Increase the number of Ruapehu homes available to be owned/rented by locals

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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

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Undertake a Housing Needs Survey & develop an Action Plan

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Creation and implementation of a Property Warrant of Fitness

home assessment programme

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Support and develop internal & external Healthy Homes Initiatives

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Investigate Alternative Housing Development