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Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing in NZ a major driver of poverty – who pays the cost?

July 4, 2023

COMMENTARY: By Chlöe Swarbrick In 1988, our National Housing Commission declared, “New Zealand does not have the huge, insoluble problems of homelessness and substandard housing which confront many other nations.” This was the final report of the then disestablished commission, which to that point had reported detailed data every five years to keep the country ... <a title="Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing in NZ a major driver of poverty – who pays the cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/chloe-swarbrick-housing-in-nz-a-major-driver-of-poverty-who-pays-the-cost/" aria-label="Read more about Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing in NZ a major driver of poverty – who pays the cost?">Read more</a>

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John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial spin on state housing?

September 9, 2022

COMMENT: By John Minto Deception and political spin crossed new boundaries this week with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, under pressure to explain the housing catastrophe in Rotorua, making the absurd statement: “Our long-term plan is to get them into sustainable, long-term safe housing. It’s why for instance we’ve worked so hard to now have built ... <a title="John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial spin on state housing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/john-minto-where-are-the-journalists-to-tackle-nzs-prime-ministerial-spin-on-state-housing/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial spin on state housing?">Read more</a>