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"It's just not sustainable": Kainga Ora to see 'significant' changes

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 21 May 2024, 8:09am
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Photo / Angus Dreaver

"It's just not sustainable": Kainga Ora to see 'significant' changes

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 21 May 2024, 8:09am

The Housing Minister says change is well and truly afoot at Kainga Ora as a critical independent review finds it's under-performing. 

The inquiry's also found the public housing agency needs significant savings to become financially viable. 

Chris Bishop has ruled out a mass sale of state homes, but indicated a total refresh of the board. 

He told Mike Hosking that Kainga Ora's debt levels simply aren't sustainable. 

Kainga Ora is a $45 billion enterprise for delivering Kiwis state-housing, he said, and it’s done a terrible job. 

Bishop says the responsibility sits with the previous board and the Labour Government who allowed it to increase debt by $10 billion. 

He said that it sat around $2 billion in 2018 and is forecast to hit $23 billion in 2028. 

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