The Children of NZ Social Housing, The Children of Arlington
“ When you come from nothing it births a spirit of resilience… When I think about all the individuals that I know that have come from Arlington, they do not have a limited mind set, they are very resilient, they have a really clear purpose about what they do, and why they do it. From poverty resilience is always born. ” - Josie Nafatali In the centre of Wellington, above the fast-paced city streets of Cuba and Lambton Quay, was Arlington - a social housing apartment complex designed in the 1970’s with the vision of a living environment diverse in both content and character. It served as public housing for lower income families, like Josie Nafatali’s, until just last year Wellington City Council announced that it would be further redeveloping the site. As Wellington Mayor Justin Lester put it in a 14 March 2019 article from Stuff “ [Arlington] had become tired, dilapidated and unfit for purpose. ” He added that, “ The new Arlington development will be a high-quality mix o...
