The previous Government sold more than 11,000 state houses.
More than $1 billion in revenue from sales was made but little invested in building new houses
This comprises a regional breakdown of the numbers of properties sold and the proceeds or money the previous
Government received for them.
Most sales (more than 2/3) went to private developers.
The state house sales programme was implemented at the same time as the 'market rents' were being charged on state
houses
Market rents (which saw state rents rise 106%) and the widespread sale of state houses have been blamed for the
overcrowding and hardship experienced in low-income communities
STATE HOUSES SOLD IN AUCKLAND
Town/Region No. Sold Proceeds
Takapuna 184 $33.608,705
Central 149 $36,337,886
Mt Roskill 202 $34,639,159
Otara 70 $6,154,852
Manurewa 79 $8,601,700
Papakura 95 $9,168,651
Mangere 101 $10,657,774
Papatoetoe 58 $5,786,421
Royal Oak 172 $35,451,298
Glen Innes 408 $79,333,239
Panmure 402 $54,660,100
Henderson 118 $15,010,420
New Lynn 133 $19,529,729
Mt Albert 219 $45,384,549
TOTAL AUCKLAND 2390 $394,324,483
STATE HOUSES SOLD IN THE NORTH ISLAND REGION
Town/Region No. Sold Proceeds
Bay of Plenty
Tauranga 73 $7,795,150
Rotorua 264 $15,667,633
Whakatane 70 $3,360,400
Gisborne 257 $12,339,277
Waikato
Thames 179 $13,068,500
Huntly 108 $6,731,350
Hamilton 550 $49,002,481
Taranaki
Wanganui 299 $9,780,840
Te Kuiti 162 $7,539,300
New Plymouth 494 $16,761,820
Manawatu/
Hawkes Bay
Manawatu 1369 $56,524,235
Levin 34 $1,812,650
Masterton 618 $13,274,831
Napier 163 $11,036,964
Hastings 227 $11,445,122
STATE HOUSES SOLD IN THE WELLINGTON REGION
Suburb Properties Sold Proceeds
Wellington: Mana 998 $56,582,103
Wellington: Wgtn 300 $40,765,787
Hutt Valley 1044 $88,787,145
STATE HOUSES SOLD IN THE SOUTH ISLAND
Suburb Properties Sold Proceeds
Christchurch North 780 $90,647,245
Christchurch South 918 $64,028,867
Otago Southland 1004 $45,234,402
Tasman (includes Nelson, Blenheim, West Coast) 420 $25,460,531