Nelson's Balmoral Motel is among those providing accommodation to the homeless through the Housing First initiative. But when alert Level Four kicked in, the Government allocated $107.6 million to provide motel accommodation to put roofs over the heads of homeless. Martin De Ruyter/Stuff The Salvation Army's Ros Vercoe and Jaap Noteboom at the Salvation Army office in Nelson. Balmoral Motel, in seaside Tahunanui, is a well-maintained holiday accommodation which, attracted corporate travellers, international tourists and sports teams. Virginia Woolf/Stuff Ghost Native was homeless is also glad he was provided with somewhere to stay at Balmoral Motel in Nelson.

Source: Stuff July 10, 2020 17:00 UTC