Govt announces 40 new houses for Chch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Government report into the depth of the housing shortage in Christchurch shows the number of rental properties has almost halved since the earthquakes.

Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Whaddya mean gypsies? since Feb 22, it's all we …

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

From a house truck labelled 'Dunrentin' the occupant claims that since the Feb 2012 earthquake this is the only accommodation that his family can afford. Since that earthquake, the reultant damage to housing had caused housing rentals to soar, beyond the reach of many of theose displaced. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).