Some anecdotal evidence that it was bad in the early 90s means the regular gun violence we seen now isn't that bad?
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Todays Order Paper has the RMA Amendment Bill Third Reading as the second bill to be considered.
12 x 10 minute speeches allocated.
Everyone is of course entitled to their own view on this legislation.
IMHO it is clear evidence of the failure of successive Governments to satisfactorily address the housing issues of NZ.
IMHO It does nothing for affordability.
The economy, labour force growth, and wage growth are fundamental areas to improve.
No evidence that Grant Robertson and the PM et al can manage this effectively.
The buck is often passed to others eg RBNZ.
The Govt SNA approach seeks to end 180 years of private land ownership property rights in NZ.
They also intend to set aside our trusted NZ Justice System appeal rights re RMA and SNA.
Accepted COVID challenges are very significant.
Another housing fxxk up by Clueless Cindy but not to worry, more breeding of long term beneficiaries at the expense of taxpayers :
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...e-rents-higher
The damning report found the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) was paying several times the market rent for private rentals, which it was using for emergency housing stays.
It found these rents were so exorbitant that it was “likely the higher rates it paid for these properties distorted the rental market”.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-...MIROJEPI2R7KI/
Good to see Hone finally got around to telling the cops how his checkpoints will work.Quote:
Police reveal how Northland checkpoints will operate
Have not yet read the OAG report but it must have been a nightmare time for MSD staff. Hundreds in some level of homeless each month turning up on the literal doorstep. Many in Auckland where there were private rentals available (then and now) but landlords not willing to take on or keep possibly risky tenants when plenty of very good applicants were lined up.
What were MSD bosses to do? Write a letter to the Prime Minister saying - look what your policies have done. I'm sure they did just that, very politely of course.
Here's Clueless Cindy's take on it:
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...g?format=2500w
Revelations coming out of the OAG report that MSD is & has been paying $2,000 a week for rental properties normally renting for $450 to $550 per week.
Then, there’re landlords kicking undesirable tenants out due to the government’s tough tenancy rules on landlords who (tenants) then turn to emergency accommodation. And the landlords rent said same properties back to MSD at $2,000 a week!
It’s no wonder that the dept is spending $1m a day on emergency accommodation & housing.
There is not only no heed of getting value for taxpayers’ funds, there is no heed about MSD bidding up the rental levels out there.
And the minister in charge says their intentions are good so it’s all ok!!!!!