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Build more affordable housing – Wellington Taskforce
If Wellington wants to avoid Auckland’s housing problems the Council will have to get into building on a big scale, according to a new report from Wellington’s Mayoral Housing Taskforce.
Wellington Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle, who led the Taskforce, said the report creates a comprehensive plan for the way forward. “Housing is a complex issue, and there is no one thing we can do to solve everything. We need to be pulling on every lever and be brave enough to try new things.”
One of the report’s main recommendations is that the Council needs to directly build thousands of new social and affordable houses, rather than leaving it to the market.
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