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The first state house, 1937

The first state house, 1937

The first state house, 1978

The first state house, 1978

The first state house today

The first state house today

Dixon Street flats

Dixon Street flats

Greys Avenue flats

Greys Avenue flats

Home ownership

Home ownership

Labour Party state housing poster

Labour Party state housing poster

National Party state housing poster

National Party state housing poster

Naenae state housing project

Naenae state housing project

Construction and sale of state houses, 1938-2002

Construction and sale of state houses, 1938-2002

Glenn Innes state housing flats

Glenn Innes state housing flats

Accommodation guide - state housing

Accommodation guide - state housing

Rata Vine Drive, state housing

Rata Vine Drive, state housing

Savage Crescent state housing scheme

Savage Crescent state housing scheme

Naenae community centre plans

Naenae community centre plans

Naenae community centre pamphlet

Naenae community centre pamphlet

Moving a state house

Moving a state house

State houses in Christchurch, 1978

State houses in Christchurch, 1978

State houses in Lower Hutt, 1945

State houses in Lower Hutt, 1945

Inside a state house

Inside a state house

State house, 1930s

State house, 1930s

Modified state house

Modified state house

Martin Square, Wellington

Martin Square, Wellington

State house tenancy agreement

State house tenancy agreement

Petone state house

Petone state house

Porirua East state houses

Porirua East state houses

Queen Elizabeth's visit to a state house

Queen Elizabeth's visit to a state house

Maori state house plans

Maori state house plans

Taylor's Ave state houses

Taylor's Ave state houses

State houses in Porirua East

State houses in Porirua East

Family inside a state house

Family inside a state house

State housing in Otara

State housing in Otara

State house architectural drawings

State house architectural drawings

Hamilton state houses

Hamilton state houses

Modern state-owned flats

Modern state-owned flats

Māori housing street plan

Māori housing street plan

Houses for rural Māori

Houses for rural Māori

Railway houses in Ngaio

Railway houses in Ngaio

Early Workers' Dwelling - State Housing in New Zealand

Early Workers' Dwelling - State Housing in New Zealand

Glen Innes state flats

Glen Innes state flats

Dixon Street flats, Wellington

Dixon Street flats, Wellington

State house, Hamilton

State house, Hamilton

State houses on Coromandel Street

State houses on Coromandel Street

Michael Joseph Savage portrait

Michael Joseph Savage portrait

Video

Film clip: high and medium density housing

Film clip: high and medium density housing

Film clip: moving to the Hutt Valley

Film clip: moving to the Hutt Valley

Film clip: suburban plans

Film clip: suburban plans

Film clip: housing shortages

Film clip: housing shortages

Film clip: government architect, state housing

Film clip: government architect, state housing

Film clip: Hutt housing - a new home

Film clip: Hutt housing - a new home

Sound

Sound clip: John A. Lee - state housing

Sound clip: John A. Lee - state housing

Sound clip: debate on market rent policy

Sound clip: debate on market rent policy

Sound clip: State House Kid album

Sound clip: State House Kid album

Sound clip: teenagers and state housing

Sound clip: teenagers and state housing

Article contents

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. The first state house
  3. The state steps in and out
  4. Designing communities
  5. Building families
  6. Making ends meet
  7. State house style
  8. Outside the mainstream
  9. Timeline
  10. Further information

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State housing

  • 44 photos
  • 6 videos
  • 4 sound clips

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