Ageing in place

The ability to receive the support needed to remain in one's own home or community when growing older.

Capability

The people, resources, systems, structures, culture and relationships an organisation needs to achieve desired goals.

This is one of two types of direct housing assistance (the other is supply-side assistance). Demand-side assistance is direct assistance to households with a housing need, usually through an income supplement or voucher such as the Accommodation Supplement.

Ethnic

The term 'ethnic' in this paper includes people who identify with groups from Asia, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central and South America. It includes refugees, migrants and people born in New Zealand from within those groups.

Greenfield site

A building or development site that has not been built on previously.

Household

The Census definition of a household is either one person who usually lives alone, or two or more people who usually live together and share facilities. A household may contain more than one family or other people in addition to a family.

Inclusionary zoning

A range of zoning techniques designed to encourage the development of affordable housing for lower-income groups. For example, developers being required to set aside portions of a development for such housing as a prerequisite to gaining resource consent.

Shared equity model

Where ownership and the capital value of the asset are shared between two or more parties.

Social housing

Not-for-profit housing programmes that are supported but not necessarily delivered by government, to help low and modest-income households and other disadvantaged groups to access appropriate, secure and affordable housing.

This is one of two types of direct housing assistance (the other is demand-side assistance). Supply-side assistance aims to increase the supply of affordable housing such as state rental housing.

Sustainability

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Sustainable urban form

This is generally about how the shape and inner structure of urban areas affects sustainability (as opposed to how education, healthcare and environmental protection affect sustainability).

Sweat equity model

Where the owner works on building his/her home so that their labour becomes part of the value of the property.

Third sector groups

These are not-for-profit, non-governmental community groups and organisations including iwi and Māori groups.

Housing designed to be used by all people to the greatest extent possible without the need for adaptation or specialised design. It is based on a number of principles including equitable use, flexibility of use, simplicity and providing size and space for its intended use.

Urban sustainability

The sustainable management of the biophysical, ecological, economic and social effects of urban development.

BCITO

Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation

CHRANZ

Centre for Housing Research Aotearoa New Zealand

CYF

Child, Youth and Family

DBH

Department of Building and Housing

DOL

Department of Labour

LGNZ

Local Government New Zealand

LINZ

Land Information New Zealand

MED

Ministry of Economic Development

MfE

Ministry for the Environment

MOT

Ministry of Transport

MOJ

Ministry of Justice

MPIA

Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs

MSD

Ministry of Social Development

OEA

Office of Ethnic Affairs

TEC

Tertiary Education Commission

TPK

Te Puni Kōkiri