Photos From The Inaugural CHA Chili Cookoff

Thursday, 5 March 2009, 9:54 am
Press Release: Community Housing Aotearoa

Community Housing Aotearoa (cHA) is proud to have staged a successful Chili Cook-Off in Wellington's Civic Square today [4/3/09]. Photos are available to view at http://communityhousingaotearoa.blogspot.com

The IHC team (I-Watering) took out the first overall Winner prize, and the Sustainability Trust team earnt the prize for Hottest Darn Chili.

CHA offered a big thanks to the judging panel: Minister of Housing Hon. Phil Heatley; Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast; celebrity chef Steve Logan ("Hunger for the Wild") and Tarsh of More FM. A bigger thanks went to all those CHA members and supporters who took part: IHC, Wellington Housing Trust, Habitat for Humanity, Atareira, Easy Access Housing, NZ Coalition to End Homelessness and the NZ Council for Christian Social Services (and the CHA team!)

Lastly, an even bigger thanks to the members of the public who consumed the Chili and also learnt more about Community Housing at the same time. To find out more about Community Housing please scan through these pages and visit our website at www.communityhousing.org.nz

Before...

During...

Judges hard at work...

Overall winner Andrew Wilson of IHC congratulated by judge celebrity chef Steve Logan...

Judges Kerry Prendergast (Wellington Mayor, left) and Phil Heatley (Minister of Housing, right) congratulate the Sustainability Trust for taking out the prize for Hottest Darn Chili 2009...

Wrapping up the event...

ENDS

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Community Housing Aotearoa

Nga Wharerau o Aotearoa

Community Housing Aotearoa is the peak body for New Zealand's community housing sector. Our 110 members build and manage affordable and social housing.

Our Vision is to make sure every New Zealander is well-housed in a warm, safe, dry and affordable home. This is a basic human right.

We work to support the growth and development of community housing providers to enable them to provide affordable and social housing.

We want to demonstrate that community housing is a critical element alongside private and government owned housing. No one can do it alone.

Community Housing Aotearoa aims to:

1. be the voice of the community housing sector
2. build capacity and foster collaboration
3. promote best practice in housing policy
4. champion quality and excellence.

Contact Community Housing Aotearoa

• Website - communityhousing.org.nz/
• Our Place - Learn how we think this can be achieved
• Phone - +64 4 385 8722
• About us - Our 2021 annual report is online here
• Email - support@communityhousing.org.nz
• Link - Members directory
• Physical Address - Level 11, Ranchhod Tower, 39 The Terrace/102-112 Lambton Quay, Wellington