
Taking the Next Step: Working with the Nation's New Affordable Housing Roadmap
Summit
6-7 May 2025
Build-to-Rent Day
8 May 2025
Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau

Welcome to the 8th Annual Affordable Housing Development & Investment Summit
One year in, while the new government is taking bold steps on housing policy, many questions remain unanswered. In the meantime, the nation’s community housing sector is becoming increasingly more innovative to provide long-term housing stability in a climate of housing unaffordability, low supply, high construction costs, and planning red tape.
Join us at this important national affordable and community housing gathering, bringing together leading experts, policymakers, developers, community housing providers, financers and advocates to address these most pressing housing challenges.
Dive deep into emerging trends like Build-to-Rent, offsite manufacturing, and inclusionary zoning, while connecting with peers and industry leaders dedicated to creating long-term, sustainable housing solutions. Whether you're a housing provider, developer, government representative, or advocate, this summit is your opportunity to learn, collaborate, and help shape the future of housing in Aotearoa.
Together, we can reimagine the path to housing equity and affordability for all New Zealanders.

What's New in 2025?
Featured Speakers

Dominic Foote
Chief Executive Officer
New Zealand Housing Foundation

Hamish Dobbie
Chief Executive Officer
Huruni District Council

Philippa Howden-Chapman CNZM QSO
Professor of Public Health; Director
University of Otago; New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities

Ruth Seabright
Executive Officer
Abbeyfield

Julie Scott
CEO
Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust

James Stewart
General Manager
Home Capital Partners

Shamubeel Eaqub
Chief Economist
Simplicity

Jade Kake
Director
Matakohe Architecture Urbanism Limited

Build-to-Rent Day
On May 8, we’ll turn our attention to the growing momentum behind Build-to-Rent (BTR) in New Zealand. This dedicated day will explore how this innovative model is reshaping housing delivery and providing scalable, sustainable solutions for addressing affordability challenges.
Finish off the summit with a site tour to Simplicity Living’s 297 apartment Te Reiputa Development and Productivity Hub. Te Reiputa is biggest project yet - with 297 new one- and two-bedroom apartments in Mt Wellington, Auckland.
Why Attend?
Gain insights into NZ’s housing policy roadmap and its impacts on the community housing sector
Understand how elderly housing can be sustainably funded, designed, and managed
Unlock finance at scale for the community housing sector with
James Palmer, Chief Executive Officer, Community Finance

Understand what CHPs need to demonstrate to investors to attract finance
Design housing for iwi through community integration
Create intentional communities through mixed tenure living, brownfield redevelopment, and inclusive design with
Annie Wilson, General Manager, Kāinga Maha

Learn how housing providers can benefit from shared ownership schemes
Provide housing for workers to stimulate your local economy
Explore land banking as a proactive step to build cost resilience in the face of climate change with
Hamish Dobbie, Chief Executive Officer, Huruni District Council

Explore environmentally friendly building standards and construction methods
Collaborate as a sector to ensure all New Zealanders have access to safe and secure long-term housing
Who Should Attend?
Senior leaders from the following organisations:

