Community Housing Aotearoa Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Wellington
Community Housing Aotearoa Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $1.4M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) is the peak body for New Zealand’s community housing sector. As the national organisation for our 100+ full members we work to represent their voice, supporting the growth and development of community housing providers to better help them provide affordable and social housing. CHA members include full members: community groups, housing trusts, Māori and Pacifica housing providers and tenancy services; and partner members: local authorities, private developers and private housing businesses, who are delivering community housing solutions through-out New Zealand. Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) aims to: 1) be the voice of the community housing sector 2) build capacity and foster collaboration 3) promote best practice in housing policy 4) champion quality and excellence. CHA has a close relationship with Te Matapihi he Tirohanga mo te Iwi Trust and together work closely supporting Māori and other housing providers across the country.
- Registration Number
- CC36095
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- projects@communityhousing.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 9
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $0.9M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $0.9M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $0.6M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $0.4M |
| 2018 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.4M |
| 2017 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.4M |
| 2016 | $0.9M | $0.6M | $0.4M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Lester | Council Member | 2025-11-11 |
| Yvonne Wilson | Council Member | 2025-11-11 |
| Alan Thorp | Council Member | 2025-11-11 |
| Jillian Hawkey | Treasurer | 2025-10-02 |
| Jordon Robertson | Council Member | 2025-02-24 |
| James Te Puni | Council Member | 2024-11-26 |
| Fiona Hamilton | Council Member | 2023-11-16 |
| Lisa Woolley | Co-Chair | 2021-11-24 |
Former Officers (41)
- Kara George — Trustee (departed 2014-10-14)
- Alison Cadman — Council Member (departed 2014-10-14)
- Vicki Sykes — Council Member (departed 2026-06-03)
- Eleanor (Ali) Hamlin-Paenga — Council Member (departed 2025-02-24)
- Neil Porteous — Council Member (departed 2023-11-16)
- Ali Hamlin - Paenga — Council Member (departed 2023-02-06)
- Patrick Kay — Council Member (departed 2024-11-26)
- Ellen Simonsen — Co-Chair (departed 2025-09-01)
- Gabby Clezy — Council Member (departed 2022-04-12)
- Craig Thomson — Council Member (departed 2021-11-24)
- Victoria Carroll — Council Member (departed 2020-11-17)
- Catherine Kearney — Treasurer (departed 2025-08-19)
- Anne Huriwai — Council Member (departed 2021-11-24)
- Nicholas Greene — Co-Chair (departed 2025-09-01)
- Greg Orchard — Treasurer (departed 2022-10-20)
- Peter Taylor — Council Member (departed 2019-10-15)
- Bernard Smith — Co-Chair (departed 2021-11-24)
- Julie Scott — Council Member (departed 2017-10-24)
- Carrie Mozena — Treasurer (departed 2019-10-15)
- Moira Lawler — Council Member (departed 2018-10-16)
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Community Housing Aotearoa Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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About
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) is the peak body for New Zealand’s community housing sector. As the national organisation for our 100+ full members we work to represent their voice, supporting the growth and development of community housing providers to better help them provide affordable and social housing. CHA members include full members: community groups, housing trusts, Māori and Pacifica housing providers and tenancy services; and partner members: local authorities, private developers and private housing businesses, who are delivering community housing solutions through-out New Zealand. Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) aims to: 1) be the voice of the community housing sector 2) build capacity and foster collaboration 3) promote best practice in housing policy 4) champion quality and excellence. CHA has a close relationship with Te Matapihi he Tirohanga mo te Iwi Trust and together work closely supporting Māori and other housing providers across the country.
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