Kāinga Ora is the Government’s primary housing and urban development delivery arm. A Ministry of Housing and Urban Development spokesperson said there were plans to build a further 65 homes by 2024 under the Public Housing Plan 2021-2024. The plan does not identify Southland as a high-need location. The spokesperson said nine homes had been built in Southland and Otago since the 2018 Public Housing Plan was published. In March 2020, a spokesperson said the ministry intended to build 105 spaces in Southland and Otago by 2022, with 40 planned for Invercargill. Its December 2020 quarterly public housing report shows the number of applicants on the public housing register in Southland and Otago grew by 27 in the past year to reach 532.
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“Wisconsin desperately needs to invest responsibly in closing our gaps and opening up opportunities for our kids and our communities,” said
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Christchurch earthquake: Never before seen photos to be released to mark 10th anniversary
15 Feb, 2021 11:47 PM
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Damaged buildings on Manchester Street. Identifier: CCL-DW-74371. Photo / Murray Kennedy via Canterbury Stories
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Never before seen photos of post-earthquake Christchurch will go on display to mark the 10th anniversary.
The online exhibition - curated from a mix of photos submitted by the community to the Christchurch City Council Libraries digital heritage collection – will go live on the anniversary day, February 22.
Some photos will appear for the first time or have not been publicly accessible.
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The Kew Bowl site is one of the locations identified to boast housing stock in Southland. [file photo]
Up to 250 additional public houses will be built in the southern region, following a Government announcement that it will build the public and transitional houses it promised in the last Budget. In Budget 2020 the Government promised to nationally build 6000 new public housing spots – state and community homes – as well as 2000 new transitional housing spots by 2024. Transitional housing replaces motel stays as a place for those the most in need to stay while they wait for a public house. On Thursday, the Government revealed plans to build 8000 new public and transitional homes nationwide, as it faced serious political pressure on housing.