Dr Elinor Chisholm

2026

Journal - Research Article

Chisholm, E., Johnson, E., Sau, K., & Pierse, N. (2026). Housing improvements and the health of older Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 50(6). doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100607

Bierre, S., Bierema, S., & Chisholm, E. (2026). Capital and power in the governance of Aotearoa New Zealand’s community housing sector. Housing, Theory & Society. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14036096.2026.2724884

Bierema, S., & Chisholm, E. (2026). The State as employer and landlord: State-owned company housing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of New Zealand Studies, (NS41), 42-62. doi: 10.26686/jnzs.iNS41.11044

Johnson, E., Pierse, N., Howden-Chapman, P., Leabourn, G., West, M., Davies, C., Baker, M. G., & Chisholm, E. (2026). Impact of housing improvements on childhood hospitalization rates in a large cohort of low-income families in New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine, 407, 119694. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119694

Chisholm, E., Logan, A., Witten, K., Olin, C. V., Randal, E., Leigh, L., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2026). “Like a family without being a family”: Social connectedness between social housing tenants in Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellbeing, Space & Society, 10, 100334. doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100334

Journal - Research Other

Bennett, J., Chisholm, E., Trompetter, W. J., Davy, P. K., Campbell, A., & Halley, C. (2026). Stuffy nights: elevated bedroom carbon dioxide concentrations indicate inadequate ventilation in Wellington homes. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1637), 157-163. doi: 10.26635/6965.7471

2025

Chapter in Book - Research

Chisholm, E. (2025). A century of renter activism in Aotearoa New Zealand. In L. Poy & H. Rolf (Eds.), Rent strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world. (pp. 279-307). London, UK: UCL Press. doi: 10.14324/111.9781800089822

Journal - Research Article

Fasoro, A., Chisholm, E., Howden-Chapman, P., & Pierse, N. (2025). The association between social housing concentration and the education and health outcomes of social housing tenants: A cross-sectional study of over 200,000 people in New Zealand. Urban Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00420980251376932

Chisholm, E., & Logan, A. (2025). “Somewhere you can be yourself proudly”: The ambiguous nature of ‘home’ for families living in substandard rental housing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Housing, Theory & Society. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14036096.2025.2570219

Bierre, S., Johnson, E., Chisholm, E., Davies, C., Howden-Chapman, P., & Pehi, T. (2025). Setting maximum occupancy limits in rental housing: Landlord control and tenant experience. Housing Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2025.2552398

Olin, C. V., Witten, K., Randal, E., Chisholm, E., Logan, A., Howden-Chapman, P., & Leigh, L. (2025). Placemaking and the Complexities of Measuring Impact in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public and Community Housing: From Theory to Practice and Lived Experience. Architecture, 5, 69. doi: 10.3390/architecture5030069

Fraser, B., Chisholm, E., & Pierse, N. (2025). Where have all the resultant theories gone?: A case study of LGBTIQ+ homelessness research to consider the state of grounded theory. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24. doi: 10.1177/16094069251337871

Witten, K., Olin, C. V., Logan, A., Chisholm, E., Randal, E., Howden-Chapman, P., & Leigh, L. (2025). Placemaking for tenant wellbeing: Exploring the decision-making of public and community housing providers in Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellbeing, Space & Society, 8, 100258. doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100258

Journal - Research Other

Bierre, S., Johnson, E., Chisholm, E., Davies, C., Howden-Chapman, P., & Pehi, T. (2025). How many people can rent a house together? Why occupancy limits need reform. The Briefing, (14 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/how-many-people-can-rent-house-together-why-occupancy-limits-need-reform

2024

Chapter in Book - Research

Fraser, B., Aspinall, C., Chisholm, E., Ombler, J., Bierre, S., Telfar-Barnard, L., Johnson, E., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2024). A snapshot of a fragmented landscape: Homelessness law and policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. In C. Bevan (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of global perspectives on homelessness, law & policy. (pp. 500-516). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003274056-35

Journal - Research Article

Chisholm, E., Logan, A., Aspinall, C., Davies, C., Howden-Chapman, P., Johnson, E., & Pierse, N. (2024). “Freedom to move through the house”: How a healthy housing initiative improves quality of life in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48(5), 100190. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100190

Fraser, B., Chisholm, E., & Pierse, N. (2024). “There’s no room for falling apart:” Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people's experiences of homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 36(3), 379-406. doi: 10.1080/10538720.2023.2253431

Chisholm, E., Olin, C., Randal, E., Witten, K., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2024). Placemaking and public housing: The state of knowledge and research priorities. Housing Studies, 39(10), 2580-2605. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2023.2206799

Journal - Research Other

Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Keall, M., Pierse, N., Baker, M. G., Cunningham, C., … Aspinall, C., Bennett, J., Bierre, S., … Chisholm, E., Davies, C., Fougere, G., Fraser, B., Fyfe, C., Grant, L., … Halley, C., Logan-Riley, A., … Olin, C., Ombler, J., O'Sullivan, K., Pehi, T., Penny, G., … Randal, E., … Robson, B., Ruru, J., Shaw, C., … Teariki, M. A., Telfar Barnard, L., Tiatia, R., Toy-Cronin, B., … Viggers, H., … Zhang, W. (2024). He Kāinga Oranga: Reflections on 25 years of measuring the improved health, wellbeing and sustainability of healthier housing. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 54(3), 290-315. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2170427

2023

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Chisholm, E., & Logan, A. (2023). At home in substandard housing: Perspectives from Healthy Housing Initiative whānau on housing, health and home. Proceedings of the State of Australasian Cities (SOAC) Conference. (pp. 289). Retrieved from https://apo.org.au

2022

Journal - Research Article

Chisholm, E., Robertson, O., Howden-Chapman, P., & Pierse, N. (2022). Does the proportion of public housing tenants in a community affect their wellbeing? Results from New Zealand: A retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data. Cities, 131, 103916. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2022.103916

Fraser, B., Chisholm, E., & Pierse, N. (2022). A failed attempt at participatory video with Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people who had experienced homelessness. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21. doi: 10.1177/16094069221103663

Chisholm, E. (2022). ‘The way to end housing problems’: Tenant protest in New Zealand in the 1970s. Kōtuitui, 17(4), 445-460. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2021.2021957

Chisholm, E., Bierre, S., Davies, C., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2022). 'That house was a home': Qualitative evidence from New Zealand on the connections between rental housing eviction and poor health outcomes. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33, 861-868. doi: 10.1002/hpja.526

Chisholm, E., Pierse, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2022). Perceived benefits and risks of developing mixed communities in New Zealand: Implementer perspectives. Urban Research & Practice, 15(2), 275-298. doi: 10.1080/17535069.2020.1801831

2021

Journal - Research Article

Chisholm, E. (2021). 'Come quickly! The bailiffs are in!' Resistance to eviction during the depression in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of History, 55(2), 32-50.

Fraser, B., Chisholm, E., & Pierse, N. (2021). "You're so powerless": Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people's experiences before becoming homeless in Aotearoa New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 16(12), e0259799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259799

Fraser, B., White, M., Cook, H., Chisholm, E., Ombler, J., Chun, S., … Pierse, N. (2021). Service usage of a cohort of formerly homeless women in Aotearoa New Zealand. SSM Population Health, 15, 100842. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100842

Chisholm, E., Pierse, N., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2021). What is a mixed-tenure community? Views from New Zealand practitioners and implications for researchers. Urban Policy & Research, 39(1), 33-47. doi: 10.1080/08111146.2020.1863780

2020

Journal - Research Article

Rangiwhetu, L. J., Pierse, N., Chisholm, E., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2020). Public housing and well-being: Evaluation frameworks to influence policy. Health Education & Behavior, 47(6), 825-835. doi: 10.1177/1090198120917095

Pierse, N., White, M., Ombler, J., Davis, C., Chisholm, E., Baker, M., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2020). Well Homes Initiative: A home-based intervention to address housing-related ill health. Health Education & Behavior, 47(6), 836-844. doi: 10.1177/1090198120911612

Chisholm, E., Pierse, N., Davies, C., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2020). Promoting health through housing improvements, education and advocacy: Lessons from staff involved in Wellington's Healthy Housing Initiative. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 31, 7-15. doi: 10.1002/hpja.247

Chisholm, E., Howden-Chapman, P., & Fougere, G. (2020). Tenants’ responses to substandard housing: Hidden and invisible power and the failure of rental housing regulation. Housing, Theory & Society, 37(2), 139-161. doi: 10.1080/14036096.2018.1538019

Journal - Research Other

O'Sullivan, K. C., & Chisholm, E. (2020). Baby it's hot outside: Balancing health risks and energy efficiency when parenting during extreme heat events. Energy Research & Social Science, 66, 101480. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101480

2019

Journal - Research Article

Fraser, B., Pierse, N., Chisholm, E., & Cook, H. (2019). LGBTIQ+ homelessness: A review of the literature. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16(15), 2677. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152677

Chisholm, E., Keall, M., Bennett, J., Marshall, A., Telfar-Barnard, L., Thornley, L., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2019). Why don't owners improve their homes? Results from a survey following a housing warrant-of-fitness assessment for health and safety. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43(3), 221-227. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12895

2018

Journal - Research Article

Nilsson, M., Chisholm, E., Griggs, D., Howden-Chapman, P., McCollum, D., Messerli, P., … Stafford-Smith, M. (2018). Mapping interactions between the sustainable development goals: Lessons learned and ways forward. Sustainability Science, 13, 1489-1503. doi: 10.1007/s11625-018-0604-z

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Rangiwhetu, L., Howden-Chapman, P., Pierse, N., Chisholm, E., Randal, E., & Short, I. (2018). Evaluating the Tamaki regeneration. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings (ICEERB): Housing Sustainability in Urban Areas. (pp. 41). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/iceerb-2018

Fraser, B., Cook, H., Pierse, N., & Chisholm, E. (2018). An holistic conceptualisation of LBGTIQ+ homelessness. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings (ICEERB): Housing Sustainability in Urban Areas. (pp. 28). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/iceerb-2018

Chisholm, E., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2018). Mixed tenure communities in New Zealand: Drivers and challenges, benefits and concerns. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings (ICEERB): Housing Sustainability in Urban Areas. (pp. 27). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/iceerb-2018

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Chisholm, E. (2018, December). A century of activism for better rental housing in Aotearoa New Zealand: Methods, achievements, and challenges. Verbal presentation at the Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (SAANZ) Conference: The Future in the Past, Wellington, New Zealand.

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Howden-Chapman, P., Chisholm, E., Telfar Barnard, L., Viggers, H., O'Sullivan, K., Bennett, J., Bierre, S., Preval, N., Randal, E., Tiatia, R., Ombler, J., Amore, K., Rivera-Muñoz, G., … Davies, C., Aspinall, C., Oliver, J., Baker, M., Keall, M., … Crane, J., & Pierse, N. (2017). Housing, energy and health in resilient cities. In P. Howden-Chapman, L. Early & J. Ombler (Eds.), Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities. (pp. 95-106). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.

Journal - Research Article

Howden-Chapman, P., Roebbel, N., & Chisholm, E. (2017). Setting housing standards to improve global health. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 14(12), 1542. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14121542

Chisholm, E., & O'Sullivan, K. (2017). Using Twitter to explore (un)healthy housing: Learning from the #Characterbuildings Campaign in New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 14(11), 1424. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14111424

Chisholm, E., Howden-Chapman, P., & Fougere, G. (2017). Renting in New Zealand: Perspectives from tenant advocates. Kōtuitui, 12(1), 95-110. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2016.1272471

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Howden-Chapman, P., Siri, J., Chisholm, E., Chapman, R., Doll, C. N. H., & Capon, A. (2017). SDG3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. In D. J. Griggs, M. Nilsson, A. Stevance & D. McCollum (Eds.), A Guide to SDG Interactions: From Science to Implementation. (pp. 84-126). Paris, France: International Council for Science. doi: 10.24948/2017.01

2016

Journal - Research Article

Chisholm, E. (2016). Renter activism in New Zealand, 1916-2016. Labour History Project Bulletin, 68(November), 20-27.

Chisholm, E., Howden-Chapman, P., & Fougere, G. (2016). The application of Hirschman’s exit-voice framework to housing studies: A review and some ways forward. Housing, Theory & Society, 33(4), 381-402. doi: 10.1080/14036096.2016.1188849

Bennett, J., Howden-Chapman, P., Chisholm, E., Keall, M., & Baker, M. G. (2016). Towards an agreed quality standard for rental housing: Field testing of a New Zealand housing WOF tool. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(5), 405-411. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12519

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Chisholm, E. (2016). Working for better rental housing in New Zealand. Global Tenant, (April), 14.

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Chisholm, E. (2016). Individual and collective action for healthy rental housing in New Zealand: An historical and contemporary study (PhD). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/6627

2015

Journal - Research Article

Howden-Chapman, P., O'Sullivan, K., Bierre, S., Chisholm, E., Hamer-Adams, A., Ombler, J., & Amore, K. (2015). What effect will the 2015 budget have on housing? Policy Quarterly, 11(3), 13-19.

2014

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Chisholm, E. (2014). The home front: How renters contribute to public health. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 234). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme

Bennett, J., Birchfield, D., Rissel, Z., Featherstone, L., Cutler-Welsh, M., Moore, T., … Keall, M., Baker, M., Chisholm, E., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2014). Towards a minimum housing standard for rentals: Results from New Zealand's first warrant of fitness pre-test. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 45). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme