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Hutt Valley Group Launches Housing Petition To ‘The Two Chris’s’, Bishop And Hipkins
Saturday, 14 February 2026, 3:51 pm | Public Housing Futures
The undersupply of public housing means some Hutt Valley people are having to forgo food to pay rent, or live in overcrowded, unhealthy homes, or in garages, cars, or parks. More >>
New Poll Shows 78% Of New Zealanders Think The Government Should Be Building State Housing At Scale
Monday, 15 December 2025, 9:54 am | Public Housing Futures
The poll shows 64% of ACT voters, 71% of National voters and 82% of NZFirst voters strongly agreed or somewhat agreed that the Government should build state housing at scale. More >>
Public Housing Advocates Call Decision To Cancel State Housing Projects And Sell Land “Devastating”
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 4:06 pm | Public Housing Futures
“The Government has made a choice to sell state housing land and cancel projects that would have provided thousands of decent and stable housing to people in our communities,” says Vanessa Cole, spokesperson for Public Housing Futures. More >>
Further Job Losses At Kāinga Ora Shows The Government Intent To Dismantle The State Housing Build Programme
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 3:15 pm | Public Housing Futures
Starving public services of resources, gutting the workforce and then proposing private market solutions has been a key strategy of this government, says Vanessa Cole, spokesperson for Public Housing Futures. More >>
Government Selling State Housing In Area Where Over 500 Households Wait For Homes
Monday, 31 March 2025, 9:55 am | Public Housing Futures
The real estate advert is directed towards land bankers and property investors. The three state houses, which previously housed families, were empty to make way for 8 new state houses before the Government stalled and cancelled hundreds of Kāinga ... More >>
72% Of People Think The Government Should Be Building State Housing At Scale Ahead Of Infrastructure Summit
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 8:54 am | Public Housing Futures
This poll shows that there is a clear public mandate across the political spectrum for the government to build state housing, and to build state housing at scale. More >>
Housing Advocates Say The Coalition Government Are Ramping Up The Sale Of State Housing
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 3:06 pm | Public Housing Futures
“This turnaround plan is really the Government turning their backs on state housing while people in our communities are struggling to afford their rent or find suitable shelter, and the construction industry remains in a slump,” says Vanessa Cole, ... More >>
Scrutiny Week From The Outside: Chris Bishop Plans To Review Housing Support But With No Funding For More State Housing
Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 5:10 pm | Public Housing Futures
Budget 2024 commitment only 1500 new homes to be provided by Community Housing Providers over two years from 2025 with no new funding for Kāinga Ora state homes, despite waitlists of 25,000 households More >>
Christmas Coming Early For Landlords With An Extra $900 Million Present From NACT
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 10:52 am | Public Housing Futures
New CTU analysis of the National & ACT coalition agreement has shown the cost of returning interest deductibility to landlords is an extra $900 million on top of National’s original proposal. This is because it is going to be implemented ... More >>
