Here are the the main points from the main political parties on the housing crisis.These were taken from a statement from Community Housing Aotearoa in their Doorways newsletter. 


National Party

Build 2000 housesover the next 2 years.

Free up land to make it available for building  more homes.

Work with local authorities to streamline processes.

Labour Party

Put 100.000 families into their first home.

Invest in a large scale 10 year building programme of entry level houses.

Introduce a Warrant of Fitness which means every landlord have to ensure every rental property is a healthy home with proper insulation and heating.


Green Party


Increase acquisition and building of state housing units by at least 3,000 units a year for the next 3 years.

Provide funding to third sector housing organisations.

Remove legal and institutional  barriers to the to the development of co-operative housing,eco-villages self-built,sweat equityhousing,shared ownership and papakainga housing.


New Zealand has a serious housing problem so the above ideas are worthwhile as a large scale state building programme is required,it is as simple as that.But at the end of the day politicians both local and central really dont understand,peoples struggles to keep a roof over their heads,as they themselfs are insulated from it by wealth,expenses and unfair perks.So we will be keeping an eye on what they do not what they say.