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Housing is viewed as a speculative asset rather than a home in New Zealand, according to a UN report. Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt welcomed the report, and encouraged local and central government to seriously consider its 27 recommendations. “The Government has binding human rights and Te Tiriti obligations to create conditions which permit everyone to enjoy a warm, dry, safe, accessible and affordable home,” Hunt said. “While [the] Government has made progress on housing in New Zealand, the findings of this report from the United Nations confirm that problems run deep.” There was no magic solution to the housing crisis, Hunt said.
Press Release – Human Rights Council
The housing crisis is a human rights crisis in New Zealand according to the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on adequate housing in a new report officially tabled over night at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Housing speculation, a lack of affordable housing options, limited protection for tenants, substandard housing, the absence of an overarching Te Tiriti and human rights based housing strategy, and a lack of adequate social housing or state subsidised housing are the main causes of the crisis according to the report.
Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt has welcomed the report and encouraged local and central government to seriously consider the 27 recommendations made by the UN Special Rapporteur Leilani Farha.