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Government fails to build houses – and who’s surprised?
Government fails to build houses – and who’s
surprised?
Press release: ACT New Zealand
July 5, 2016.
10:40am
Government home-building projects are running up against the same problems as private developments, says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“Housing New Zealand’s failure to build 2000 houses is no surprise. The entire housing shortage is caused by barriers to development. The idea that the Government could simply ignore these barriers and build houses itself was always ridiculous.
“Ultimately, the fault doesn’t lie with Housing New Zealand, though their goals were naive. Central Government has failed to reform the RMA and remove the 156 references to ‘inappropriate subdivision’. Now Bill English’s office is complaining about the same consenting issues private developers have dealt with for years.
“The biggest irony is Labour’s opportunistic criticism. The backbone of their housing policy is a state home-building project. Housing New Zealand’s struggles show the folly of faith in state building policies.”
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