Philippa Howden Chapman
Government housing plan won't address immediate problems - councillor
Skill shortages, limited infrastructure, and rampant material costs are stopping houses being built and an incoming law change won't fix that.
That's the take of Auckland city's planning committee… Audio
Experts say rising incomes hiding growing disparity
Latest figures showing rising household incomes are hiding what some say is a growing disparity between the have and the have nots, particularly around home ownership.
All key income measures for… Audio
No inspiration to improve homes
Warrant of Fitness checks for houses has been suggested as a way to improve the state of our older housing stock. But a new study has found homeowners won't fix problems in their homes even if they… Audio
Middlemore leaky buildings: Health Ministers in dark
Both the current and former Health Ministers say they were kept in the dark about the extent of the leaky and buildings at Middlemore Hospital. Health Minister David Clark says he's had some frank… Audio
Housing crisis worse than thought - govt report
The experts commissioned by the government to investigate the housing crisis say it is even worse than they thought. This morning at Parliament, Housing Minister Phil Twyford will release the housing… Audio
Landlords drag feet on insulation – even for sick tenants
Under the government's Healthy Homes initiative, tenants with high health needs, such as respiratory illness or risk of rheumatic fever, can be referred for an help with insulation, heating, carpeting… Audio
Health benefits of insulation massive - study
The benefit to cost ratio of insulating New Zealand's cold, unhealthy housing stock has been put at a startling 6 to 1 for the nation's most vulnerable. So if the evidence for insulating sick homes is… Audio
Cities of Tomorrow: greener spaces
Our wellbeing is said to be influenced by our natural environment - so what is the cost of losing it? Recorded in Wellington, the second panel in the Cities of Tomorrow series discusses how a… Audio
Professor: Housing policy is failing vulnerable families
An Otago University professor says there's no question the nation's housing policy is failing vulnerable families in desperate need of a roof over their head. Audio
More favouring urban life over quarter-acre dream
Location, location, location. That's what New Zealanders appear to be prioritising over the traditional 'quarter-acre dream. Audio
A cold damp state house implicated in toddler's death
A coroner has ruled that a cold, damp and leaky Otara home may have contributed to the death of a toddler who lived there. Audio
Govt told to close the gap for tenants living in sub-par homes
While affordable housing is fast becoming a hot political issue, Otago University is urging the Government not to forget the lot of the country's increasing number of renters. Audio
Social scientist wins PM's Science Prize
The top prize was awarded to the He Kainga Oranga / Housing and Health research programme, led by Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman for the University of Otago. Audio
Otago University professor takes top NZ science prize
Amelia Langford on this year's Prime Minister's Science Prizes held in Wellington last night. Audio
Housing and Health Research wins PM Science Prize
A project which looks at sub standard housing and how it effects the health and lives of New Zealanders has scooped this year's half a million dollar Prime Minister's Science Prize. Audio
The creation of a Warrant of Fitness for rental housing
Philippa Howden-Chapman, Professor of Public Health at Otago University's Wellington School of Medicine and programme director of He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme, which has… Audio
What is the impact of large amounts of TV on children
With Phillippa Howden Chapman - Public Health Researcher from Otago University's Wellington School of Medicine. Maya Goetz - international researcher in the area of children and media, who is visiting… Audio
Calls for WOF on houses to tackle child poverty
The Government's expert advisory group on child poverty is calling for all houses to undergo a warrant of fitness before they can be rented out. Audio
Our Changing World - Warm - healthy homes
For the last three years the $340 million Heatsmart programme has been retro-fitting older houses with insulation and efficient heating, and Philippa Howden-Chapman from Otago University tells… Audio
Heating Options
Public health champion Philippa Howden-Chapman discusses the health benefits of home insulation and different heating options Audio