• Wellington’s inability to build houses quickly enough to keep pace with its population growth has left it 3590 dwellings short of what it needs.

The result is multiple tenants packing into rooms and a rise in homelessness, the head of the city’s housing taskforce says.

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People are flocking to Wellington in greater numbers but the capital can’t build home quick enough, leaving it 3590 houses short of what it needs currently.