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New Zealand's public housing crisis: Waiting list grows nearly 1000 in two months 19 Jan, 2021 11:19 PM 4 minutes to read The New Lynn site in Auckland where Kāinga Ora replaced 16 houses with 82 new homes. Image / Supplied Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz More than 2000 new households in a month have joined the public housing waiting list, which has grown nearly sevenfold in the past five years to 22,409. In two months from September to November last year the list increased overall by nearly 1000 applicants, with the number coming off it and into new homes con...