33960 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister of Housing

Written Question

Published date: 17 Aug 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	33960 (2026)
Question asked:	29 Jul 2026
Member asking:	Hon Jo Luxton
Portfolio:	Minister of Housing
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	11 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_33960_2026
Document guid:	feadb8e8-2ccd-41e7-935f-457c2028d8ae

33960 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister of Housing: What consideration, if any, was given to evidence that more than 1,000 children and young people in Gisborne do not have a proper home during the development of the Government's additional $14.5 million homelessness and rough-sleeping support package?

Hon Chris Bishop: The locations selected for the additional $14.5 million homelessness and rough-sleeping support package were selected based on insights gathered during the production of the March 2026 Homelessness Insights Report, existing services that could be leveraged, and local provider capacity to stand up services quickly. Tairāwhiti was considered but not selected through this process.