Quote Originally Posted by Tweak View Post
Pretty sure that he can move to another city and still get paid the same. Yeah sure he may be away from family and friends, but life happens. I think his letter i a bit of a cop out (just going by his letter). I earn around the same as him and through a fairly stable budget I am definitely not living paycheck to paycheck (live in Auckland) and saving (investing) for my future.

I also believe the government needs an accommodation supplement for the police depending on the location where they work, like what the NZDF is about to roll out in July. Auckland needs to retain there police force and the cost of living in Auckland isn't getting cheaper.

Disc: don't own a house...and with the market, not looking... unless mortgage rates sky rocket forcing people to default on their mortgages losing their homes and flooding the markets with houses.
He could move to another city but then that begs the question...Auckland still needs to attract police who can afford accommodation in Auckland, and raise families and settle in Auckland.

Why should Auckland-raised police feel obliged to move away from Auckland to be able to afford to buy a house? I don't think people in good careers should have to become involuntary "exiles" just to be able to afford to buy a house. That is a sign of a broken residential housing market.

Is the cost of housing and accommodation in Auckland making recruiting staff difficult?