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Did National really just simply sell off state houses? (thespinoff.co.nz)
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Really interesting article which serves as a good background to the current problem with state housing.

Tl;dr: Did National sell off state housing? Yes, but the net loss was only a few hundred. However, if you factor in the proportion of the total housing stoke owned by the state, we are short 43,000 state homes, and that's only for the rather meagre 5.4% of total stock.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Her colleague Chris Bishop even told RNZ that National would “build enough state and social housing” to clear the state-house waiting list – a startling claim given that the list currently sits at 24,717, but one to which he will no doubt be held if his party wins power.

We can but hope.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Indeed. This is good news if they stick to their word.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Has a politician ever ?