COMMENT: Furore over Healthy Homes story misleading
The day opened with a New Zealand Herald headline screaming “Landlords ‘should wait on election result’ before installing heating: lobby”.
The article was prompted by a confirmation from National Party leader Judith Collins that, if her party wins the election, it would get rid of the Healthy Homes standards bought in by the Labour-led government.
But it was the words attributed to NZPIF president Andrew King that caused a furore, particularly on social media which reacted with typical fury.
According to the article, King said that landlords should wait to see who wins the election (on October 17) before upgrading their rental properties to the new standards, which include a heating standard.
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