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Timeline - state housing in New Zealand

State Housing timeline

1905: Liberal government's Workers' Dwellings Act passed

1906: First workers' dwellings completed in Petone, Wellington; but scheme not a success, with only 126 houses built by 1910

1912–28: Reform government sells off remaining workers' dwellings, and promotes private home-ownership through State Advances Corporation (SAC) loans