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Research Report

ER125 Affordable Alternative Housing Tenure Pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand

Affordable Alternative Housing Tenures (AAHTs) represent a vital intermediate market between private renting and full homeownership. This research examines the lived experiences of participants in schemes such as shared ownership,...
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Research Report

ER135 Affordable Alternative Housing Tenure Pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand: Whānau experiences

Affordable Alternative Housing Tenures (AAHTs) represent a vital intermediate market between private renting and full homeownership. This research examines the lived experiences of participants in schemes such as shared ownership,...
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Research Report

ER129 Changes in the structure of the private rental market 1996 to 2023 Report 1 of 6 - “Trends in the intermediate housing market”

The private rental market has played a critical role in New Zealand’s housing market providing accommodation for low to moderate income households. Between 1986 and 2018, size of the stock...
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Research Report

ER130 Changes in the structure of the private rental market 1996 to 2023 Report 2 of 6 - Private rental market trends 1996 to 2023

The overall objective of this research project is to build our understanding of how the private rental market has performed since the major reforms of the early 1990s, establish whether...
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ER131 Changes in the structure of the private rental market 1996 to 2023 Report 3 of 6 - Responding to structural change in the rental market

The overall objective of this research project is to build our understanding of how the private rental market has performed since the major reforms of the early 1990s, establish whether...
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Research Report

ER132 Changes in the structure of the private rental market 1996 to 2023 Report 4 of 6

Changes in the structure of the private rental market 1996 to 2023 Report 4 of 6 - Responding to structural change in the rental market: Housing and “granny flat” provisions in...
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Research Report

ER133 Changes in the structure of the private rental market 1996 to 2023 Report 5 of 6

ER133 Changes in the structure of the private rental market 1996 to 2023 Report 5 of 6 - Housing Precarity Literature and the Implications of Unmet Housing Need, Rent and...
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Research Report

ER134 Changes in the structure of the private rental market 1996 to 2023 Report 6 of 6 - Summary

The overall objective of this research project is to build our understanding of how the private rental market has performed since the major reforms of the early 1990s, establish whether...
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Research Report

ER95 Code of Practice for the Seismic Performance of Non-Structural Elements

Non-structural elements (NSEs) are essential for building function and liveability – including, for instance, ducting, suspended ceilings and façades. However, there is insufficient knowledge about their seismic performance, which leads...
  • Seismic
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Bulletin

BU703 Sleepouts exempt from building consent

This bulletin explains the rules that a sleepout must comply with to be built without building consent.
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Bulletin

BU704 Small dwellings exempt from consents

Construction of a small standalone dwelling up to 70 m2 does not require building consent or resource consent providing that certain conditions are met.
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SR505 Skills and competencies for sustainable construction: Perspectives of architects and designers

This report examines the skills and competencies architects and designers need to support sustainable construction. It is part of a broader research initiative aimed at accelerating workforce development for sustainable...
  • Sustainability
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