Poll: What's your view on the proposed state house development in Flagstaff?
Hi neighbours,
Plans to set up a state housing development in a leafy Hamilton suburb has some residents' backs up.
Seventy units of two and three storey buildings are planned for Endeavour Ave, next to the shopping centre.
Kāinga Ora - Housing and Communities (formerly Housing NZ) says the development is still a proposal, and is mix of state and privately owned homes.
But not everyone is opposed to the plan.
What's your view?
Read the full story here.
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36.3% I support it
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52% I oppose it
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11.7% I'm abivalent
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