Southland Southland Express Invercargill City Council officially blessed its six newly built pensioner units on Miller St on Friday. Council infrastructure acting group manager Jonathan Shaw said the new units, which cost a total of $2.8 million, would strengthen the council’s elderly housing unit portfolio across Invercargill and Bluff. Construction of the six homes began in May last year, following the demolition of four units dating from the 1950s that were no longer fit for purpose. More than 50 people are on the council’s waiting list for elderly housing. Infrastructure and growth committee chairman Alex Crackett said the new homes were part of a wider shift towards warmer, safer, more efficient housing in Invercargill. "We know the pressure is there. There’s a long waitlist, and a broader market that’s trying to catch up with ageing housing stock and changing expectations around accessibility and quality.…