Residential Housing
Residential housing is the primary objective of the trust and the principal service offered. We provide fully accessible homes at affordable rents. We do this in two ways for our tenants:
Community Housing Provider
Whangarei Accessible Housing Trust is a Registered Community Housing Provider (CHP),
also known as a Class 1: Social Landlord. We are one of only 80 currently registered CHPs
in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Community housing is rental housing provided by registered community housing providers
(CHPs), rather than private landlords. It is long-term rental housing, provided under the rules
set out in the Residential Tenancies Act 1986, for those in need on the Social Housing
Register.
As a CHP we provide good quality, affordable homes for long-term rental that have been
specifically designed for wheelchair accessibility to enable independent living for our tenants
with disabilities.
Affordable Rentals
We also offer discounted market rents for tenants who need an accessible home but do not
qualify for the Social Housing Register.
WAHT partners with Tiaho Trust in a Respite House facility
At the beginning of July 2025 a new and innovative option for respite accommodation opened in Whangarei. This initiative has been lead by the Tiaho Trust in partnership with the Whangarei Accessible Housing Trust (WAHT). The service provides an accessible house for families, aiming to improve respite care availability. The need for this service came out of a survey conducted by the Tiaho Trust which highlighted a severe shortage of respite options for disabled people in Northland.
WAHT is renting out one of our three bedroom homes to the Tiaho Trust who coordinates the bookings of family members who want to use the house to provide respite care for their disabled family member. The house is in central Whangarei and is fully furnished with equipment such as an adjustable bed, hoist and shower chair. This was initially a six month trial to assess what demand there is for such a facility but demand has seen this now being extended as utilisation of the facility has been good. WAHT are delighted to be involved in this new venture.
If you are interested in utilising this respite facility please contact Tiaho Trust by phone on 09 4303406, by texting 022 574 5675 or by email on info@tiaho.org.nz
An excellent article on this initiative written by Jonny Wilkinson, the CEO of the Tiaho Trust, is in the Northern Advocate and can be read by clicking on the link below:
