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Fact or Fiction: Housing costs, rising wages, and a light train to nowhere

Govt hopes housing policy will help first-home buyers but critics say it will hurt renters.

Brent Edwards Sat, 03 Apr 2021

The government continues to face pressure over last week’s housing announcement, with Finance Minister Grant Robertson coming under fire for not ruling out rent controls.

Robertson had been forced into that position in the face of ongoing criticism that the decision to remove interest

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Brent Edwards Sat, 03 Apr 2021
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