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• 2009-2010 Statement of Intent
• 2008-2009 Statement of Intent
  • Purpose
  • Foreword: Board Chair
  • Chief Executive's overview
  • Part 1: Operating environment
  • Part 1: Key housing issues in New Zealand
  • Part 1: Role and functions
  • Part 1: The Government's priorities
  • Part 1: The Corporation's strategic direction
  • Part 1: The Corporation's outcomes framework
  • Part 1: Operating intentions
  • Part 1: Financial and information management
  • Part 1: Risk management
  • Part 1: Organisational health and capability
  • Part 1: Consultation and reporting to the Minister of Housing
  • Part 2: Statement of responsibility
  • Part 2: Strategic priority one: Broaden the Corporation's role as a social landlord
  • Part 2: Strategic priority two: Facilitate community development
  • Part 2: Strategic priority three: Strengthen other social housing providers through partnerships
  • Part 2: Strategic priority four: Deliver on Te Au Roa, the Maori Strategic Plan
  • Part 2: Strategic priority five: Contribute to government interventions on housing affordability
  • Part 2: Strategic priority six: Strategic management of assets
  • Part 2: Strategic priority seven: Enhance organisational capability
  • Part 3: Forecast financial highlights for 2008/09
  • part 3: Forecast service performance
  • Part 3: Appropriations
  • Part 3: Statements of underlying assumptions
  • Part 3: Forecast financial statements
• 2007-2008 Statement of Intent

About us

Part 1: Role and functions

The Corporation is a Crown entity. Its legislated objectives are:

1. to give effect to the Crown's social objectives by providing housing, and services related to housing, in a businesslike manner, and to that end to be an organisation that:
   1. exhibits a sense of social responsibility by having regard to the interests of the community in which it operates
   2. exhibits a sense of environmental responsibility by having regard to the environmental implications of its operations
   3. operates with good financial oversight and stewardship, and efficiently and effectively manages its assets and liabilities and the Crown's investment.
2. to ensure that the Minister of Housing receives appropriate policy advice, other advice and information on housing and services related to housing.

Providing state rental housing for families and people in need is the Corporation's most significant housing intervention. Its activities include tenancy management and support, urban development, and the strategic management of assets.

Building the capacity of individuals and communities to manage their own housing is another key aspect of business.

This includes:

• providing help and housing advice for people on low to modest incomes who want to buy their own homes
• offering some home ownership products and services
• providing suitable accommodation for community organisations that offer residential support services for people with special needs
• working in communities, with local government, Māori and iwi to address local housing problems
• linking with other organisations and providers to help people with housing needs
• working with Pacific peoples to strengthen community partnership and collaboration
• supporting the development of social housing alternatives to state homes.

The Corporation is the Government's primary adviser on housing sector policy and monitors its progress against the New Zealand Housing Strategy. It also identifies issues and trends in the housing market.

The Corporation's scope of business includes activities mandated by legislation and government decisions.

A board of eight members is responsible for the overall governance and management of the organisation. The Chief Executive is responsible to the Board for the efficient and effective operation of the Corporation.

The Corporation works with many subsidiary companies. The key companies include:

Housing New Zealand Limited
This company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation. It owns the state housing portfolio and its main activity is the provision of rental housing.

Centre for Housing Research Aotearoa New Zealand (CHRANZ)
The CHRANZ Board is responsible for overseeing delivery and promotion of independent, policy-related research on housing.

Hobsonville Land Company Limited
This company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation. It is managing the project planning that will lead to an integrated urban development on a large site at the former airbase site at Hobsonville, Auckland.