Foreign Minister Winston Peters confirmed today that Vote Foreign Affairs in Budget
2024 will balance two crucial priorities of the Coalition Government.
New social housing funding in Budget 2024 will ensure the Government can continue
supporting more families into warm, dry homes from July 2025, Housing Ministers Chris
Bishop and Tama Potaka say.
The coalition Government’s legislation to restore the rights of communities to
determine whether to introduce Māori wards has passed its first reading in Parliament,
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown says.
Chris Glaudel, Deputy Chief Executive of Community Housing Aotearoa, sees the announcement
as a step towards addressing New Zealand’s high and rising levels of homelessness
by improving our approach and system to delivering affordable homes.