PHOTO: LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF – Housing Minister Phil Twyford: “This is the largest building initiative Housing NZ has undertaken outside the main centres in decades.”

Housing Minister Phil Twyford has announced that up to 155 new state houses in the regions will be ready by June this year.

The houses will be spread across 15 regional centres, with Napier/Hastings getting almost 50.

The homes will be built on vacant Housing New Zealand land and on underutilised lots.

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