Large families struggling to access housing

From Morning Report, 8:45 am on 6 April 2018

More than 700 large families are waiting for a state house, but the government's largest housing provider, Housing New Zealand, has fewer than 50 homes big enough to offer them. The families, which have four or more children, are predominantly Maori and Pasifika and live in Auckland. Two in five Pacific people and one in five Maori live in overcrowded housing, compared with one in 25 pakeha. Community groups say families are forced to sleep in garages and cars, and there are few options in sight. Eva Corlett reports.