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POLITICAL & REGULATORY REPORT for February 2012
A summary of Parliamentary activities and media.
28-02-2013 more >>
Labour slams Hobsonville move
National has resurrected plans to ensure a percentage of the new houses built at Aucklandâ€™s Hobsonville Point sell for less than $485,000 â€“ but Labour isnâ€™t impressed.
16-11-2012 more >>
Politicians wade into supplement debate
Debate over the Governmentâ€™s accommodation supplement is heating up. Labourâ€™s housing spokeswoman Annette King says the supplement artificially props up rents and has suggested the money - which she terms a $1.2 billion subsidy for landlords â€“ could be better spent building more houses.
18-07-2012 more >>
Focus on supplement misses the point
Politicians claiming the accommodation supplement is lining the pockets of landlords seem to have forgotten one key point: There is a massive property shortage in New Zealand, and in Auckland in particular.
18-07-2012 more >>
Information on supplement slow to arrive
Labourâ€™s Housing spokeswoman Annette King is working through Treasury reports relating to policy work on the accommodation supplement.
04-07-2012 more >>
Loans for first home buyers cut
Labour says Budget cuts to Welcome Home Loan funding will mean low-income earners will miss out on home ownership.
01-06-2012 more >>
Govt plans cuts to accommodation supplement
Labour says a reduction in the accommodation supplement handed out by Work and Income may lower the amount landlords are able to charge in rent.
01-06-2012 more >>
DBH merger plans 'ideologically driven and dangerous'
Plans to merge the Department of Building and Housing (DBH) into a â€˜Super Ministry' have been branded as ideologically driven and dangerous for the county's building, housing and construction sectors.
17-03-2012 more >>

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