News

English points finger at councils

Wednesday 8th of October 2014

He said Auckland’s council in particular was guilty of worsening poverty and inequality with its restrictions on land supply.

English said some families were spending up to 60% of their income on housing costs. “That’s pretty devastating at the low end. Councils needs to understand that when they run these policies that restrict the availability of land and the opportu...

Want to read the full article?
Click the button below to subscribe and will have unlimited access to full article and all other articles on the site.