Examples of social housing in Aranui, Christchurch.
New data has laid bare clusters of social housing across Christchurch. While some suburbs have no social housing, Aranui has 469 state-owned homes. In the second of three investigations, STEVEN WALTON talks to residents and decision-makers about where social housing is built and why. Zhane Neho, a mother to two daughters aged 3 and 5, says Aranui can be a harsh place to live. A lot of “random stuff” happens. “You can hear yelling out on the street,” she says. “Or one time we’ve had gunshots out here and, you know, I was in the kitchen cooking.”
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