Housing for former Hamilton slum fast-tracked by GovernmentHOUSING NEW ZEALAND Housing New Zealand can now fast-track the Jebson Place consent after the Government approved Hamilton's first special housing Area. The demolished slum of Jebson Place has been fast-tracked for social housing. READ MORE:* A $7 million redevelopment plan for Hamilton's former slum Jebson Place* New life for old slum: Hamilton's Jebson Place to be remade* The slums of Jebson PlaceThis week, the Labour Government gave the green light to the 80-home special housing area (SHA), a mix of state housing, affordable private homes and Waikato-Tainui housing for tribal members. The Housing New Zealand part of the development would see a number of two-storey social housing units built along Dey Street. HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL An artist's impression of the special housing area to be developed by Housing NZ and Waikato-Tainui.

Source: Stuff April 22, 2018 00:33 UTC