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[ADD HERE YOUR VISION FOR HOUSING IN YOUR COMMUNITY: e.g. Having a stable home is the foundation for a good life – it supports us to build connections with our neighbours, our local schools and sports clubs. It creates the conditions for us to be able to connect and contribute to our communities.]

[ADD THE BARRIER HERE: e.g. But successive governments have not done enough to make sure everyone in our community has a suitable housing. Now, the National-led Government plan to sell off state housing and make it less available to our communities. This will lead to more people living in unaffordable and unsuitable private rentals, in their cars and on the streets.]

INTRODUCE SOME FACTS AND STATS ABOUT HOUSING IN YOUR COMMUNITY: (we can support you to find out this information)

Mention the number of households waiting for homes in the area. You can find this info on MSD website: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/statistics/housing/housing-register.html
Talk about those experiencing Severe Housing Deprivation using Census 2023 data https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/
Say that there are many more people living in housing stress, you can find local stats on HUD website: https://www.hud.govt.nz/stats-and-insights/local-housing-statistics/key-data
Talk about the cancelled Kāinga Ora developments in your neighbourhoods and how few state houses there are.

[Some more vision and values in here: e.g. We know from our own history and from overseas, that when governments play a bigger role in building and providing decent and suitable housing, we lay the foundation for thriving communities. We have built state housing at scale as a solution before, and we can do it again.]

We are calling on decision makers to ensure that everyone in [area] has a decent and stable home. [Insert your local demand here].

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