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Bleak future for in-demand pensioner housing
Around 100 fewer public pensioner housing units could be available from Devonport to Sunnynook in five years, thanks to an under-the-radar government funding cut. Units would be left sitting empty, because there would not be enough money to maintain them.
The Observer has learned of alarm about a subsidy cap “very negatively” impacting Auckland Council’s community housing provider Haumaru Housing, which homes 230 residents locally and many more across Auckland. Its affordable units in the Devonport-Taka-
puna Local Board (DTLB) area are spread across 12 villages and are in high demand among seniors, with this only growing after last year’s floods. The floods reduced the availability of private rental property, particularly in Milford – where Haumaru units To page 5
Beyond the aisles – supermarket workers’ marathon effort
Extra hours... Woolworths Sunnynook store manager Alex Dunnage (left) and store workers Donna Dunne, Mary Stevens and assistant manager Susana Brewster are among a group of 30 supermarket staff who have signed up to give it a go in the community-focused Sunnynook September Marathon. Story, page 11.
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