Wellington mayor plans to bring land bankers to heel
Wellington mayor doesn't want to end up in same housing situation as Auckland
Wellington’s mayor Justin Lester wants to introduce measures including punitive taxes to tackle land banking in the capital.
Mr Lester says the new measures will also encourage more social housing, new homes on council land and more competition in greenfields land.
Taking a swipe at land
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Sally Lindsay
Mon, 27 Mar 2017
Mon, 27 Mar 2017
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Wellington mayor plans to bring land bankers to heel
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