Budget 2026 Disinvestment Hits Whānau Hard
This is what austerity looks like when it puts on a suit. Whānau struggle, community groups carry the load, and the Government calls it responsibility.
Social housing
-
-
Budget 2026 Offers Little Relief for Children in Poverty
Save the Children says Budget 2026 offers little comfort to families choosing between heating, fuel and food, while young people face fewer opportunities.
-
Budget 2026: National Fails Final Test – Labour
Barbara Edmonds says Budget 2026 was National’s last chance to prove it had a plan. Instead, families get higher rents, job cuts and more pressure.
-
Cash-for-Consents Won’t Fix NZ Housing – Dave Bainbridge-Zafar
David Seymour thinks councils can be bribed into fixing housing. Dave Bainbridge-Zafar says the real blockage is in Wellington, where state housing has been abandoned for market theatre.
-
Budget 2026 Leaves Kiwis Behind – Labour
Higher rents, fewer public servants and less help for people already struggling. Chris Hipkins says Budget 2026 proves National has chosen who pays.
-
Why Kāinga Ora Tenants Should Be Terrified This Election
State tenants face higher rents and the threat of being pushed back into the private market, while landlords pocket a $2.9 billion tax break. Vote like your home depends on it.
-
You have more chance of winning lotto than getting a state house or any help from this Government
Nicola Willis says State housing tenants have won Lotto. Funny, because most of them are still waiting for a safe roof and a Government that cares.
-
Budget 2026 Housing Cuts Are Reverse Robin Hood
The Government calls it fairer housing support. The NZCTU says it is taking money from struggling tenants and handing the advantage to landlords.
-
Homes turned into rules – After criminalising the homeless they created, National now comes for state tenants
The Government is increasing rents, tightening housing support and criminalising homelessness while ministers claim thousands in housing allowances themselves.
-
Labour Slams National’s Social Housing Cuts
Labour says National is forcing vulnerable social housing tenants to pay for Budget savings through higher rents and reduced support.
