Common Ground

We vision thriving communities of connected people in
healthy ecosystems and a vibrant local economy

We provide training, consulting, facilitation, & engagement
to enable community-focused/collective housing developments
that create regenerative outcomes

The imperative to act

  • Housing as a climate & environment problem

    We help Government create and refine housing development strategies that enable more resilient communities that meet wellbeing, affordability, and sustainability goals.

  • Housing as ahealth problem

    Diseases linked to cold, damp, overcrowded homes are killing more New Zealand children than car crashes or drownings.  An average 20 children die and 30,000 are hospitalised every year from preventable, housing-related diseases.

  • Housing as aneconomic problem

    Rents are becoming increasingly unaffordable where people are forced into less suitable shelter such as caravans and cars in order to have enough money for food.

  • Housing as a human rights problem

    Decades of well meaning, but ineffective, approaches by successive governments have left us with a housing crisis described by the UN as ‘a threat to human rights.

Who we support and work with

  • Local Government/Councils

    We help councils understand community-led housing design comprehensive housing strategies, and facilitate community engagement processes that enable more resilient communities that meet wellbeing, affordability, and sustainability goals.

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  • Community Housing Providers

    We support CHPs with capacity building for staff and trustees, facilitating the regenerative design process, community engagement, and networking with stakeholders. We help their beneficiaries build capability to be more cohesive neighbours. 

  • Commerical and Not-for-Profit Developers

    We work with visionary and for-purpose developers who want to leave a legacy of a housing development that is responsive to community needs, ecologically sustainable, and socially cohesive.

  • Collective Housing Initiators

    There are many housing and neighbourhood types for those who want to create their own housing solutions and intentional communities. We can help pioneers at any stage of their housing community development process.

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