NZ private rentals won’t solve need for emergency housing
- Written by Jessica Terruhn, Senior Research Fellow, University of Waikato
The number of people living in emergency housing in Aotearoa New Zealand has grown exponentially over the last eight years – but plans to rely on the private rental sector ignore fundamental realities of renting.
Established in 2016, the emergency housing programme – short-term housing for people with nowhere to stay – was meant...
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