I interview Peter Southwick, a Trustee of the Bridge Housing Trust in the Waikato, on their land trust model for affordable home ownership. We discuss how this model works, could be replicated around the country, as well as what levers need to be pulled to make it happen.

What is different about Bridge Housing Trust is that, unlike QLCHT which was initiated by the District government, it was kicked off by a philanthropist who wanted to make his land available for affordable housing and so formed a Trust to be able to hold ownership of that land.

For more information on Bridge Housing Trust and to see images and more stories, visit their website at: https://bridgehousing.co.nz/

Zola Rose is a consultant with Common Ground, supporting local councils, communities and stakeholders to enable affordable, connected and resilient communities

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This episode is a recording of the Women Revolutionising Housing (WRH) learning and networking event where Ruth Gerzon, a WRH member, shares about her efforts championing for housing justice in her hometown of Whakatāne, in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Ruth and others formed a group called the Whakatāne Housing Action Reform Enthusiasts which makes the acronym WHARE, which means home/house in Te Reo Māori, to address the housing justice issues in her community. 

In this episode you will hear of the great strategies Ruth and WHARE have done '

• how she mobilises her community to present about their housing challenges,

Her presentation can be found here: https://bit.ly/3PPQHm9

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In this first episode, I share why I've started the show, the housing challenges that propel me to do this work, and what you can look forward to learning.

With this platform and network, we can catalyse housing and neighbourhoods that are places of belonging, of home, while also providing solutions that address some of the biggest challenges of our time.

You will also hear a beautiful song by one of my neighbours at Riverside community, Florian Pauls, called We Live in Love.