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Selwyn residents fighting for homes after being told they need to leave them by 2039 (www.rnz.co.nz)

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Residents of a small Selwyn community say they will keep fighting to save their homes after being told they must vacate them by 2039.

The district council last month voted to confirm the eviction of the entire Upper Selwyn Huts settlement on the shores of Lake Ellesmere because of the impact of climate change.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah it would have been fine back in the day, when there was housing for everyone.