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Bishop cautious on guaranteeing social housing bonds
Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Wednesday, November 27:
* The News: Housing and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop disappointed Community Housing Providers (CHiPs) yesterday by pouring cold water on the idea of Government guarantees for CHiPs’ borrowing from KiwiSaver managers and by proposing more leasing of social homes, which CHiPs don’t want.
* Scoop du jour: Michael Morrah reveals this morning the Government has built a secret radioactive waste facility near Palmerston North via NZ…
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