National to Put State Houses And Taxpayer Dollars in Overseas Hands

The National Government is giving up on state housing, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters.

“National’s policy shifts are nothing but a clearing house for state housing. It is dispensing with yet another taxpayer built and state-owned asset and has no qualms about putting Kiwi tenants under the control of an overseas landlord under any guise.

“It has already downsized the number of houses, and now it proposes to put state housing ownership in the hands of an Australian organisation (Horizon Housing), or lease to them or private interests,” as revealed by TV3 today.

“The government never mentioned that it was willing to sacrifice our assets to foreign buyers.

“The effect of Australian ownership is that the New Zealand taxpayer will be subsidising the tenancies with money normally going to the state now going to Australia or private interests.

“The government’s policy on housing would be farcical if it was not so serious,” says Mr Peters.

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