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Stewart Island housing shortage stymieing tourism growth

Morning Report

English - October 21, 2019 18:55 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Rakiura/Stewart Island residents say a housing shortage is forcing some people to move off the island - and it's only expected to get worse. Residents told reporter Tess Brunton the projected tourism growth will be stifled if workers have nowhere to stay.