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Youth offending drops with safe, stable housing - study

Interview

An Otago University study has found a link between safe, stable housing and a reduction in youth offending rates.

Kicked out for coming out: more than half of LGBTIQ+ flatmates face discrimination for their identity

Article

People who belong to the LGBTIQ+ community say flatting is fraught with difficulties that go well beyond learning new routines and sharing space with str

'She stuffs up, she's gone': The private providers housing the homeless

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Two sisters' first-hand account of the struggle for somewhere to live, and the strength they find in whānau. See the whole video

Low income households cut back on showering, washing and cooking as power bills rise

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Some low-income households are having to cut back on showering, washing and cooking to cope with rising power bills, researchers say.

Publication or Resource

Fraser, B.
2024
Housing instability amongst takatāpui and LGBTIQ+ people in Aotearoa New Zealand
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, September, 1–28.
Yu, C. Buchanan, M. Ora, E. T. Pehi, T. Leigh, L. Howden-Chapman, P. Paul, J. Pierse, N.
2025
The Importance of Housing Assistance on Reducing Youth Offending in New Zealand
Urban Policy and Research
1-16
Yu, C. Buchanan, M. Jenkins, M. Pehi, T. Fraser, B. Aspinall, C. Howden-Chapman, P Pierse, N.
2025
People receiving the emergency housing special needs grant in Aotearoa New Zealand
International Journal of Housing Policy 1-24
O'Sullivan, K. Chen, Z. Fyfe, C. Pierse, N.
2024
Energy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa
Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa
Chen, Z. O’Sullivan, K. C. Dohig, R. K. Pierse, N. Jiang, T. Riva, M. Das, R.
2025
Identifying summer energy poverty and public health risks in a temperate climate
ScienceDirect
Volume 48
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