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Selwyn residents fighting for homes after being told they need to leave them by 2039

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

An entire community has been told it'll be evicted - but some are feeling stressed and cannot afford to buy anywhere else.

Selwyn residents fighting for homes after being told they need to leave them by 2039

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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  • It sounds like the land itself is owned by the Crown, so I guess this is a lease ending?

    Also:

    Fea said people were given no warning, which had been the hardest thing.

    "It's come out of the blue and the reasons they're giving us, they don't justify the 15 years maximum." Selwyn Huts

    Fea said residents would be urging the council at the public meeting to reconsider its decision - ideally they would like 30 years before they have to leave.

    It's a bit rough for sure but I feel like saying they have been given no warning is a bit odd given they are being given 15 years warning. But I'm guessing they can't exactly sell their houses to move.

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