The Shift Aotearoa
The three-day event will include a Maori housing think tank and a focus on creating housing for all in New Zealand.
Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities Ko Ngā wā Kāinga hei Whakamāhorahora National Science Challenge and Community Housing Aotearoa are bringing together a diverse group across the housing sector for a major event to fix Aoteroa New Zealand’s housing delivery system.
The Shift Aotearoa is a three-day conference that will take place from 5-7 June 2019 at Te Papa in Wellington. It is designed to shift momentum towards a well-functioning housing system – one where every New Zealander is well-housed.
Led by the latest research from Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities (BBHTC) and international researchers – as well as case studies from community housing practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand – the conference will seek to develop a platform for cross-sector action on housing.
The inaugural event will bring together policymakers, researchers, planners, analysts, Māori and community housing providers, builders and those in the construction and finance sectors – together with community representatives and rangitahi – to articulate the beginning of a collaborative human rights and Te Tiriti o Waitangi-based housing strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand.
“The Shift is a UN movement that is all about housing being at the core of inclusive, thriving communities,” explains Challenge director Ruth Berry. “The conference is designed to help New Zealand make this shift.“
Find out more and register at theshiftaotearoa.org.