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Ashley Church criticises National Party's 'virtue signalling' housing policy

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Publish Date
Wed, 14 Apr 2021, 2:31PM
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Ashley Church criticises National Party's 'virtue signalling' housing policy

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 14 Apr 2021, 2:31PM

Disappointment over a new National Party housing policy.

Leader Judith Collins has drafted a member's bill that would oblige councils to immediately zone more housing land - and limit Resource Management Act appeals.

$50,000 would go to local authorities for every new home consented, above their five-year historical average.

OneRoof's Ashley Church told Kate Hawkesby it's a very blunt instrument to generate more housing.

"Supply issues are much more nuanced, and this policy's more about virtue signalling."

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