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5 unusual facts about State housing


Friedrich Eisenhofer

He emigrated to New Zealand in 1953 in a group of almost 200 skilled Austrian tradesmen contracted to build 500 pre-cut Austrian state houses in Titahi Bay.

Petone

Some of New Zealand's first State housing was constructed in Petone in 1906, with some of the original houses remaining in good condition.

State housing

Following a campaign against slums by the newspaper New Zealand Truth, and the realisation that lending for mortgages was not effective to provide housing to replace them, the Finance Minister Walter Nash announced in the 1936 Budget that 5000 state houses would be built.

The Third National Government of Robert Muldoon set a time limit for new tenants.

Taitā, New Zealand

Its urban development began around the middle of the 20th century as part of the Labour Government's State housing scheme.



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Je suis né d'une cigogne

Two French pals, one an unemployed young man named Otto (Romain Duris) living with his mother in state housing, and the other his girlfriend Louna (Rona Hartner), who is a hairdresser and has the bailiffs after her, reflect on the lack of meaning in their lives, their society and the system.

New South Wales state election, 1956

Labor's election promises included making the supply of state housing a top priority, reviving the State Bank which had been under the control of the federal government since 1932 and revitalizing the state's railways including the long delayed Eastern Suburbs line.

Scottville, Michigan

On July 23, 2007 Governor Jennifer Granholm announced Scottville as the community chosen by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to take part in the Cool Cities Michigan Main Street program.