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Human stories of community and family life lie at the heart of a new book titled We Call It Home written by Ben Schrader, which explores the experiences of New Zealand state house tenants, architects and policy makers over the past century.
The book was commissioned by Housing New Zealand Corporation to mark the centenary of state housing in New Zealand , which began not with the labour government of Mickey Savage, but with Richard Seddon's workers dwellings in 1905.
It presents state house stories from the remote West Coast, 1950s Taumarunui and 1960s Glen Innes, through to African immigrants in present-day Mt Roskill.
We Call It Home is published by Reed Books and is due to be launched in mid June 2005.
Visit www.NZHistory.net.nz to view an online feature on the history of state housing.
