Tom Peters, Socialist Equality Group 29 December 2020, original url: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/29/hous-d29.html For hundreds of thousands of families in New Zealand, the holiday period this year will be one of the hardest in living memory. Like other countries, the .
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Aotearoa s national median rent is $520 per week - in city centres like Wellington and Auckland, tenants can expect to pay more for their housing. But what about the towns that are less travelled?
High rent prices are no longer just a city problem - lower socioeconomic areas are seeing housing costs outstrip incomes and it s forcing New Zealand s most vulnerable out of the market.
Moerewa, a small town in Northland, is seeing its prices skyrocket, and the chair of the local marae says it s unsustainable.
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Poriruaâs Waitangi Day event will feature a number of our favourite things needed to make it a sweet day out for all the whÄnau on Te Rauparaha Park â food, music and activities.
The event, one of the countryâs biggest held on February 6, will feature local favourites such as Ainslie Allen, The Mitis and Aotea Collegeâs barbershop on the main stage, before headliner Sammy J at 2.15pm.
There will be more than 20 food options, with food trucks alongside the park, offering everything from Kiwi staples to spicy offerings to satisfy your puku. The event has a zero waste kaupapa, so visitors are encouraged to bring their own reusable coffee cups and food containers.