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Greens’ pledge to renters politics at its worst

OPINION: Blanket ‘hypocritical’ policy will instead make the market even tighter for those it is aimed at.

NBR columnist Brigitte Morten speaks with Brent Edwards.

Brigitte Morten Wed, 05 Jul 2023

Every political campaign needs a villain, and the Greens' policy pledge suggests landlords are it.

At the weekend, the Green Party announced a suite of policies aimed at getting the 1.5 million renters in New Zealand to vote for them. In their ‘Pledge to Renters’, landlords would be restricted

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