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All this draught is daft

Tuesday 21st of August 2012

Reports indicate that only 5 per cent of rental properties have been insulated through the scheme. That's an appalling figure. A failure.

You have to feel sorry for tenants in these places. I can still vividly remember my first flat, in Wellington's Aro Valley, which was so cold and damp that it's a longstanding bookmark in my mind.

Another in Arch Hill, Auckland, was so cold and draughty that when you swept the floors you didn't need a brush and dustpan. All the rubbish fell through the wide gaps in the floorboards.

Because of its location, this house has, no doubt, been done up and is worth a million bucks.

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