BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 23
February 2023
Message from the Co-Directors; Māori researchers shed light on severity of youth homelessness; A home is a place of hope; Maia Ratana | Kaiako and Kairangahau at Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka; Reflections on kaumātua, pakeke and seniors’ housing: Building robust solutions with research; Wide-ranging new book revitalises understanding of home for Māori in the twenty-first century; Huritanga: 10 years of transformational place-making; Innovating housing futures: case studies from the Waikato and Nelson; Maintaining residential dwellings; Where do graduates go? It depends on their degree; and new publications.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 22
August 2022
Message from the Co-Directors; Social Impact Assessment: Guidelines for thriving regions and communities; Te Puea Marae leads transformational approach to transitional housing; Make housing developments more culturally friendly – architect; Kaupapakāinga: The potential for Māori cohousing; World’s top university awards scholarship to young Māori researcher; Kaumātua units first step in realising rūnaka vision; Jetties and small settlement regeneration; Sustainable paving selected as ‘top venture’; Researchers combine identity and expertise to empower rangatahi in housing; and new publications.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 21
January 2022
Message from the Co-Directors; Te Tiriti-anchored housing strategies; Ecology of community; COVID-19 and media constructions of housing and home in Aotearoa New Zealand; Non-slip, sustainable pavers could resolve Timaru’s slippery tile woes; The great divide; Christchurch Conversations: Towards 2030; BBHTC wellbeing compass aids in Bill submission; Spotlight on housing; Pensioner in emergency housing says more support is needed; and new publications.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 20
September 2021
Message from the Director; Co-Director (Tangata Whenua) appointment for Ko ngā wā kāinga hei whakamahorahora; Food for people in place – building resilient food distribution systems; Mahi Aroha: Māori work in times of trouble; Enhancing the role of benevolent property developers in town-centre regeneration; Urban employment growth in NZ’s smaller cities; A mobile sense of place: Methodology to study urban cycleways; The social impacts of irrigation; Looking for hope in our housing crisis; Tell us what you think; and new publications.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 19
April 2021
Message from the Director; Life when renting for older Māori; Quality of life ultimate goal for ‘smart’ communities; Building the foundations of collaboration: From housing development to community renewal; Supporting geospatial decisions; Financialisation of NZ’s housing market driving house price increases; 2020: A Year without Public Space; BBHTC researcher profile: Gradon Diprose; Tell us what you think; and new publications.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 18
December 2020
Message from the Director; Building solutions for people with dementia; Searching for community wellbeing in Oamaru; Defining functional labour market geography; Older people’s housing experiences: COVID-19 response; Close to home: Why we need social housing more than ever; The price of Airbnb: The impact on long-term rental availability in Waitaki; Kaumātua launch Māori-designed cookie cutters; Social impacts of cycle trails on small towns and settlements; Drivers of urban development in New Zealand; Where do bright young things settle after graduation?; Tell us what you think; and new publications.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 17
June 2020
Message from the Director; Lessons from Māori voices in NZ’s Science Sector: A guide to Vision Mātauranga; A house that is a home for whānau Māori; Regeneration and revitalisation: The role of the built environment; Commuting to diversity; Welcoming newcomers in regional settlements; Essential workers struggling with overcrowding at home; Social mortgages and affordable housing; Too many costly homes; Building Better sunshine value research cited internationally; Co-design with young Aucklanders; Minister opens stage 1 of kaumātua building upgrade; Urban regeneration and social cohesion; Rigour and rigour mortis? Planning, calculative rationality, and forces of stability and change; A life together; and new publications.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 16
December 2019
Changes to BBHTC’s Governance Group; Disruptive mobility and the potential for land reclamation; Designing walkable neighbourhoods; Green infrastructure in water-sensitive urban design fundamental; Regional development and the mana whenua of Pōkeno; Regional district and town profiles show positive results; Soft infrastructure for hard times; Toitū te Kāinga, Toitū te Ora, Toitū te Tangata: Healthy homes, healthy people; What is a social mortgage?; Cultural Ambassador – The Built Environment; Understanding Place: Red Zone Stories; New designs offer range of options for marae; Radical rethink of our cities will improve urban wellbeing; How Airbnb is changing our regions; In service to homeless whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau; Papakāinga People; Papakāinga in the 21st Century: Going up; Dr Amanda Yates Lead Researcher Mauri Ora and Urban Wellbeing Project; and Gisborne’s quality of life.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 15
August 2019
Fixing a broken system; Housing as a human right; The four key essentials for a functional housing system; Māori Housing 4-Part Podcast; Housing advocate wants Māori inclusion helping families; Dr Hutchings appointed to NZ’s MBIE Science Board; Hobsonville Point: Living at higher density; Moving for business or fun?; Where do we dance? Planning social spaces in the suburbs; Exploring Papakāinga; Lincoln Planning Review – Special Issue: Building Better Towns and Communities; Unlocking solutions to the Māori housing crisis through kaupapa Māori research; Airbnb: Disrupting the regional housing market; Local growth is complex!; Gauging the appeal; Field days in ‘meanwhile spaces’; Māori housing experts gather under one roof; Dr Fiona Cram, MNZM; Child’s play: Involving kids in the design of public spaces; Developers and financiers: impacts in the NZ housing market; and Biodiversity can enhance urban wellbeing.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 14
March 2019
The regeneration of Oamaru; Home and business: Living in harmony; Functional housing for older people; Waimahia Inlet affordable housing study; Rangatahi: Perceptions of housing and papakāinga; Auckland’s housing supply challenge; PM’s Chief Science Advisor says hui with Māori experts ‘Ka rawe!’; Success in Regional Settlements team delivers results at RSA Conference; Virtual environments in urban design; Māori designers a hit at RAIC; Red zone stories to be told via new app; Power to the people: Maia Ratana; Solving urban homelessness with manaakitanga; Te Manaaki o Te Marae; and Shift Aotearoa Conference 2019.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 13
November 2018
Building Better performing well, $24.3m approved for next five years; Strategy for Phase II released; AKO: Your participation matters; Amenities and the attractiveness of New Zealand cities; Resilience and housing markets; Te Aranga Māori design principles; Concepts of Neighbourhood; Renting for the over 65s; Cultural landscape approach to design at ICOMOS; Action-packed month for New Zealand’s housing sector; Designed to disrupt: A digital tool for urban regeneration; Remaking community; Te Puea Memorial Marae host hui for urban homelessness; ESP finalist in Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards; Who cares? Insights from social media; Virtual reality for urban design decisions; and Weaving the Strands.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 12
August 2018
Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities reveals research focus; Intergenerational kaumātua village helps Kirikiriroa achieve age-friendly status; Special Housing Areas: Spaces in Contention; Designing housing decision-support tools for resilient older people; Impact of covenants on affordable housing; Ngā Kōrero speaker series: The housing crisis conversation; Following the money: Understanding the building industry’s exit from affordable housing production; Tiny Houses; Government Minister says elderly housing needs cannot be overlooked; NZ ‘not geared for affordable housing’; Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua – Project Team Hui; Urbanism NZ Conference; Why waste water?; Unlocking transport innovation.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 11
June 2018
Special edition of the Building Better eNewsletter with information about the Revised Tranche 2 Strategy. What will our research direction be as we move into the next phase of this National Science Challenge?
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 10
May 2018
Building Better Colloquium; Goodbye Big City!; London solution to Kiwi housing crisis; The call of home for new graduate; Upcoming Events; We’ve gone social; Data literacy for better research collaboration; Autonomous vehicles and urban environments; Vicious to Virtuous Homes and Cities in an Ageing New Zealand; Study casts doubt on effectiveness of Special Housing Areas in Tauranga; Passive Low-Energy Architecture 2017 Legacy Document; Building more houses does not make them affordable; How we can build the kind of housing we want and need; Māori solutions to future proof housing; Mātauranga Māori provides pathway to future-proof housing; Building research capacity in communities.
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 9
January 2018
Challenge to build better; Transforming the building industry: State of Nation knowledge report; Toi Ohomai gets $700k for Maori health research project; NZ’s hidden homes; Land costs and affordability; Investing in affordable homes; Can higher density enhance liveability?; Rebuilding great neighbourhoods; Supporting regional settlements; Valuing sunshine; Putting knowledge into action; Planning for the future; Decoding housing messages; TRANS-disciplinary research through STS practice: The co-creation of knowledge and collaboration; Casimir MacGregor – NSCs: Encouraging new ways of social science?
BUILDING BETTER NUMBER 8
June 2017
The Challenge Directorate; Governance Group meetings; Contracted SRAs; Maori Housing – Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua Investment process; Challenge Contract and KPIs; Contestable Funding Round; Challenge Conference, Christchurch, 5-6 September 2017; Upgrading the Challenge Website.
