Latest / The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Govt to sell billions of dollars worth of state housing land
Long stories short, the top six things in our political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Wednesday, February 5 are;
* Housing Minister Chris Bishop yesterday announced Kāinga Ora would be stripped of its ‘non-core’ activities of developing new land, managing First Home loans and KiwiSaver withdrawals and consenting its own projects;
* Bishop detailed plans to add a net 145 new homes this year before capping the state housing stock at 78,000 for the next 30 years, with renewal and renovations of an already-tired housing stock paid for by land and home sales in leafier suburbs;
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