Providing quality, liveable, affordable, sustainable communities

Medium density housing is rapidly gaining momentum throughout NZ as a way to deliver more affordable dwellings. When done well, medium density can provide quality, affordable and sustainable housing and liveable communities. Research is identifying what good practice medium density looks like, and new community housing developments are trialling medium density in real life.

This Housing Matters event combines presentations with panel and discussion sessions, to explore the following themes:

• NZ sectoral issues and challenges
• Key aspects of successful medium density housing – tools to help
• Tenure / social mix / tenancy management
• Disruption and innovation
• What sort of density – how many storeys and what should it look like?
• Growing sector capability and examining better practice

Join with other community housing providers, developers, investors, designers, building professionals, planners and policy makers to discuss the issues.

Afternoon tea is provided and the event will be followed by an informal drinks and networking session between 5.00 - 6.30pm. Doors open at 1.30pm - session starts at approx. 1.45pm.

Programme

1.30pm: Doors open

1.45 pm: Session 1 - What makes for good medium density?

• Defining medium density: Recent BRANZ work has been undertaken to scope out and define the context for medium density housing in New Zealand

• Exploring medium density: Beacon Pathway will outline some of the key aspects of succesful medium density, drawn from recent study tours and completion of a medium density assessment tool available for developers and community housing providers.

• Setting the scene - local case studies: Lessons learned from recent developments by community housing providers

3.10 pm Afternoon Tea

3.30 pm: Session 2 - Facilitated panel discussion: Exploring tools for success

Panellists currently include:

• Bernadette Pinnell - Compass Housing Services
• Peter Jeffries - CORT Housing
• Jade Kake - Te Matapihi
• Anne Duncan - BRANZ

5.00pm: Event finish

5.00pm - 6.30 pm: Informal drinks and networking

Housing Matters is a series of workshops, seminars and site visits which aims to bring investors, housing providers, designers, developers, builders, researchers, regulators and planners together to share information, explore case studies, develop opportunities for collaboration, and focus on solutions for quality housing development throughout the country.

If you are unable to make this event but would like to be put on a mailing list for future events, please contact Verney Ryan at verneyr@beaconpathway.co.nz.

Thank you to the programme supporters

FAQs

What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?

For general information about getting to the venue please see: http://www.aut.ac.nz/about-aut/Phone-numbers-contacts-and-campuses/getting-to-aut/getting-to-auts-city-campus

All central city parking can be found online at https://at.govt.nz/driving-parking/find-parking/parking-in-central-auckland/

For cycle parking: Stands are located immediately outside the AUT city campus on Mayoral Drive.

For public transport: A range of buses stop near to the city campus (see links above). Ferries and trains get into Britomart - with a fifteen miniute walk to the venue.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Please direct all enquiries to Verney Ryan verneyr@beaconpathway.co.nz

Is my registration/ticket transferrable?

Please contact us or let us know when you sign in if you are transferring the ticket to someone else. For catering purposes, please let us know if you book but are unable to attend.