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Much has been written about the reasons contributing to
the crisis in housing affordability in New Zealand and its
immediate and longer term consequences. This paper draws on
research and commentary about how we got here and what can
be done to help people in Aotearoa New Zeaand have a decent
home, whether through owning it or renting/leasing
it.
“There is no easy or quick fix to New
Zealand’s over-valued housing market. Whether house prices
spiral up or down, the impacts of the necessary policy
solutions will not be seen immediately. Not one single
change will be enough. The solutions need to be a
Article – Closing The Gap Much has been written about the reasons contributing to the crisis in housing affordability in New Zealand and its immediate and longer term consequences. This paper draws on research and commentary about how we got here and what can be done to help people …
Much has been written about the reasons contributing to the crisis in housing affordability in New Zealand and its immediate and longer term consequences. This paper draws on research and commentary about how we got here and what can be done to help people in Aotearoa New Zeaand have a decent home, whether through owning it or renting/leasing it.
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OPINION: The current Labour Government has instituted structural changes within government and new policy initiatives to address the way we intervene in and regulate housing markets. That includes ambitious supply-side solutions delivered through Kāinga Ora and non-government providers (though not, notably, a capital gains tax). Simultaneously, our housing woes have aggressively worsened year-on-year, with property ownership out of reach for all but the privileged few. Some link our plummeting national birth rate with the inability to access affordable, secure housing. During the 2020 general election, Auckland University published a policy brief titled
Transformative Housing Policy for Aotearoa New Zealand. The paper, authored by housing and policy researchers Jacqueline Paul, Jenny McArthur, Jordan King and Max Harris, sums up the challenges ahead if we seek to decommodify housing: “It is one thing to say that housing needs to be decommodified – and no longer viewed