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Wellington social housing residents' desperate measures during unbearable summer heat

Interview

"Unbearably hot ... it's not even like a sauna, it's hotter than that."

Government’s crime stance conflicts with housing cuts - expert

Article
Dr Chang Yu warns that tackling crime without investing in public housing, overlooks the root causes that lead youth into the justice system.

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.

New research finds over half of LGBTQI+ flatters experience housing discrimination

Article

“I was kicked out of a house when coming out as trans to my flatmates and asking they use my preferred name and pronouns.”

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

LGBTIQ+ renters putting up with 'uninhabitable' housing - researcher

Article

Renters who are takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ are putting up with uninhabitable housing conditions because they are too scared to speak out, a public health research

Publication or Resource

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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