Manawatu Tenants Union

November 13th 20017.

                                     Now that the election is out of the way and we have a new government in place who have a different perspective on the housing crisis that they inherited from the National led government.

                                     The homelessness and the creation of a permanent underclass by the John Key government,and it should be noted that his housing ministers Bill English and Paula Bennett led the charge in the creation of the housing crisis. While it will take sometime to get housing back to where it should be,as the cornerstone of family life,it is good that it is at top of the agenda,where before it never got a mention.

                                        While the National Party along with their supporters are unhappy with the election outcome,they still don't get the  message that homelessness and the running down of public services created the underclass,that is their legacy.

                                         The new government has embraced that change is required to improve the lives of  the growing number of  tenants who will never own their own home.The Manawatu Tenants Union will follow with interest the progress of improvements for tenants in their dealings with their landlord,and property managers who have too much power and control over tenants lives.