Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust

Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust

Reshaping community housing into homes and communities where people can belong

Community housing

Progressive Home Ownership

Affordable rentals

Holiday hours

The ŌCHT office closes 5pm Wednesday, December 24. Then:

CLOSED: December 25, 26

OPEN: December 29-31, 8.30am to 5pm

CLOSED: Thursday, January 1 and Friday, January 2

NORMAL HOURS resume Monday, January 5

For holiday-time emergency maintenance issues please call
0800 624 456

Non-urgent requests will be processed during normal business hours.

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We’re building great communities for people in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

We’re a registered community housing provider, an affordable rental provider and a registered Progressive Home Ownership provider supporting people into affordable housing - and building even more for people to call home.

What’s happening

The ŌCHT
(Trust Variation) Bill

ŌCHT is seeking a change to its Trust Deed to allow it to operate outside Christchurch and Banks Peninsula.

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Affordable Rentals available now!

Our Affordable Rentals are for people on low incomes and they’re priced at 79% of the market rate!

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Start your home ownership journey!

Progressive Home Ownership packages now selling for our latest development.

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Check out our new developments

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