Quote Originally Posted by iceman View Post
Buying up houses that come to market to turn into social housing, most often at inflated prices well above market value, resulting in crime ridden slums like they have turned Rotorua into, is hardly a solution. Labour has no idea how to deal with this problem they have largely created.
Building them sucks up what was an already tight building labour market I.e trades etc.

Buying them was smart and delivers quicker results.

Anyone attacking Labour's record on housing needs to PROVE that NACT are going to be any better. Going on their past performance they will probably sell off more social housing to help balance their books.