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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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