Election year:
2023
Political party:
New Zealand First
Associated politicians:
Policy:
Housing
- Encourage direct and long-term government participation in the housing market by establishing a Housing Commission to ensure a non-political approach in solving New Zealand’s housing issues.
- Continue to encourage the use of New Zealand expertise in prefabricated houses.
- Encourage private investment in high quality rental housing through options such as the tax system.
- Continue to build more social housing.
- Ensure the Resource Management Act is responsive to the needs of housing initiatives and not restricted by bureaucracy.
- Provide low cost government funding to local authorities for new elderly persons housing and public rental housing projects through which long term 2% loan finance would be made available.
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