Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS (Minister of Housing): In answer to the first part of the question, yes. When we came into Government, we stopped the mass sell-off of State houses by the previous Government, which saw an overall reduction in State housing stock of 6,000. Even taking into account transfers to community housing providers under the previous Government, there was a net reduction in public housing of more than 1,100 houses between 2009 and 2017. Not only did we stop the sell-off but we began the largest public housing build programme in a generation, and I'm proud of the progress that we're making. Our pipeline will see 8,350 additional public and transitional housing places by 2024. Just to clarify, that is 18,350 after we have accounted for demolitions. Currently, there are 2,195 State houses under construction, while the community housing sector has planned another 526. This is in stark contrast from a decade ago, in 2011, when there were just 123 new State houses built, while over 514 were sold off or demolished. In answer to the second part of the question, our Government has made changes to ensure the register reflects the true state of housing need in New Zealand. 