The former hotel Queen Elizabeth stayed in in Invercargill in 1954 is now providing accommodation for 500 homeless people a month. JOHN HAWKINS/Stuff Vanessa Andrews and her family spent a month house hunting in Gore, while living in cramped conditions. The Southland Housing Action Forum is trying to get a mix of more housing stock made available in the south. Southland Housing Action Forum chairman Shaun Drylie​ said the housing shortage won't be solved by central government alone and private investors were essential. In June, Habitat for Humanity Invercargill bought the old Kew bowl site, with plans to reduce Invercargill's housing shortage.

Source: Stuff November 01, 2019 04:17 UTC