This report presents data from interviews with a wide range of individuals and representatives of organizations in Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough (NTM). The interviews are part of the data collection undertaken for Component Two of the research program: Affordable Housing in the Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough Regions: a Solutions Study. This study is concerned with identifying the causes of housing stress that have emerged in recent years in NTM. In particular, it focuses on the interactions between the housing market and the changing local labor markets, and housing-related stresses experienced by workers, families and employers in emerging export industries. The research findings will be used to develop a range of options aimed at alleviating the identified housing stresses.

This report is the first of two papers in Component Two concerned with establishing the dynamics and perceptions of housing experience in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough. The second paper presents the findings of a survey of Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough (NTM) residents about their views on housing affordability.