Energy Hardship
People living in energy hardship live in homes that perform so poorly that the cost of keeping the home warm and dry (and have hot water when they need it) is too high. Lining up with the dynamics of economic poverty, energy hardship comes from having a home that is hard to heat and keep […]
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Response to Healthy Homes #1
The Healthy Housing Standards (HHS) for rental properties have just been released. Firstly, congratulations to the Government on pushing the standards up by a reasonable margin. This has improved the conversations we are having about the quality of our homes. This is a marked improvement on efforts from previous Governments. Before we get into a […]
Together we have helped over: 120,000 Houses in New Zealand have better living conditions.
We have been able to do this with the support and guidance of our members. If you need help with your home please find a member close to you.
‘It’s a significant issue’ – Green Building Council welcomes healthier home standards
The Green Building Council has welcomed new standards to be imposed on rental properties including heating and ventilation, saying New Zealand is behind other OECD countries. The Government’s new standards for healthy homes were released yesterday, setting down a higher standard of requirements for owners to meet in order to ensure New Zealanders are […]
Government announces stricter standards for ‘warmer, drier’ rental homes
The Government’s new standards for healthy homes have been released and sets down a higher standard of requirements for owners to meet in order to ensure New Zealanders are able to live in warm, dry homes. Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced the standards today, saying that making sure all New Zealanders had […]
How Healthy Rentals Compliance Works
We’ve tried to make the compliance process as straightforward as we can. The diagram below highlights how we will work with you to ensure your property is compliant as well as free from key major maintenance issues. If you have any further questions about the process bow please feel free to contact us. Click Here […]
New rules and regulations for Property Managers and Landlords
About the new rules and regulations From 1 July 2016 all landlords and their property managers are responsible for ensuring the rental properties they own or manage comply with the Residential Properties Act. Here we explain the new rules and regulations which under the new law relate to insultation and smoke alarms. We’ve tried our […]
Do rental properties have to have insulation?
Healthy Rental Assessments under the Residential Tenancies Act Welcome! If you are a landlord or property manager and you’re looking for a straight forward, cost effective way of ensuring compliance with the new requirements under the Residential Tenancies Act, you’ve come to the right place. This assessment provides value two ways: Gives you all the […]
Improving the lives of New Zealanders since 2004
Our members have been improving the lives of New Zealanders through genuine community engagement and reach, since 2004. Members of the Community Energy Network, or CEN, have worked with well over 100,000 vulnerable families. We can be found in just about every region in New Zealand, literally from Cape Reinga to the Bluff. Who we […]