19834 (2026). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Associate Minister of Housing

Written Question

Published date: 05 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	19834 (2026)
Question asked:	20 May 2026
Member asking:	Hon Kieran McAnulty
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Housing
Minister replying:	Hon Tama Potaka
Answer received:	01 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_19834_2026
Document guid:	7118ea41-b3a2-410a-b811-008c5e61b725

19834 (2026). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Associate Minister of Housing: How many, if any people are estimated to be sleeping rough in the former residential red zone in Christchurch's eastern suburbs, and what specific action is the Government taking to house them?

Hon Tama Potaka: I am advised that the number of people sleeping rough in the red zone in Christchurch fluctuates and that a current accurate count is not available. As part of immediate actions to address homelessness that I announced last year, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has funded additional outreach workers to provide support to rough sleepers in Christchurch to build relationships that enable connections to housing support services. In addition, there have been 26 additional social housing places provided in Christchurch for households in the Housing First programme, with those places all now tenanted.