Pledge for State Housing

Local candidates were asked by local housing campaigners to sign a pledge that as an MP they will give strong support for state housing to create jobs and end homelessness in their electorates.

If you would like to sign the pledge, download the pledge here and send it to publichousingfutures@gmail.com 

For more info on each of the main political party’s position on state housing, we’ve made a scorecard.
CHECK OUT OUR SCORECARD

Scroll down for full list of candidates who signed the pledge.

  • Phil Twyford, Henderson, Labour

  • Yasmine Serhan, Glendene, Greens

  • Simon Dellabarca, Whangārei, Opportunity

  • Craig Renney, Wellington Bays, Labour

  • Julie Ann Genter, Wellington Bays, Greens

  • Gerald Warner, Wellington Bays, NZ First

  • Kayla Kingdon-Bebb, Wellington Bays, Opportunity

  • Jessica Hammond, Opportunity, Wellington North

  • Courtney White, Hutt South, Greens

  • Ginny Anderson, Hutt South, Labour

  • Ben Wylie-van Eerd, Hutt South, Opportunity

  • Chris Norton, Remutaka, Greens

  • Anna Knight, Taiere, Alliance

  • Ingrid Leary, Taiere, Labour

As MP for my electorate I will be a strong advocate for building more state housing in this area to create and end homelessness.

Signed by:

❓Vince Cocurullo, Whangārei, NZ First (focussed on “social housing” in response)

✅ Simon Dellabarca, Whangārei, Opportunity

✅ Yasmine Serhan, Glendene, Greens

✅ Phil Twyford, Henderson, Labour

✅ Anjana Iyer, Mt Roskill, Greens

✅ Camilla Belich, Epsom, Labour

✅ Craig Renney, Wellington Bays, Labour

✅ Gerald Warner, Wellington Bays, NZ First

✅ Kayla Kingdon-Bebb, Wellington Bays, Opportunity

✅ Julie Ann Genter, Wellington Bays, Greens

✅ Jessica Hammond, Opportunity, Wellington North

✅ Andy Foster, Remutaka, NZ First

✅ Chris Norton, Remutaka, Greens

✅ Luke Ross, Remutaka, Opportunity

✅ Ginny Anderson, Hutt South, Labour

✅ Ben Wylie-van Eerd, Hutt South, Opportunity

❌Chris Bishop, Hutt South, National (signed but had caveats around the housing not being delivered by the state)

✅ Courtney White, Hutt South, Greens

✅ Sophie Handford, Kāpiti, Labour

✅ Melody Willis, Kāpiti, Greens

✅ CK Sng, Kāpiti, Oppportunity

✅ Tākuta Ferris, Te Tai Tonga, Independent

✅ Scott Willis, Taieri, Green Party Dunedin list MP

✅ Anna Knight, Taieri, Alliance

✅ Ingrid Leary, Taieri, Labour