The NHS staggers from crisis to crisis, social care struggles to cope with surging demand, far too few new homes get built No wonder voters despair and are left so infuriated by Westminster’s self-serving games ✒️ ianbirrell via ipaperviews
. Yet there is another example from abroad showing the tantalising possibilities of an unexpected bipartisan approach.
New Zealand faced familiar urban problems of soaring house prices, rising population and shortfall of new properties. After Auckland successfully removed some planning restrictions to boost housing density, similar measures were put forward nationally to foster more development. The reform, predicted to double the number of new homes and tackle nimbyism, was passed 18 months ago.
Such was the seriousness of the housing shortage with among the world’s highest price-to-income ratios that two combative parties put aside traditional differences, a political logjam was broken and the issue lost much of its political sting ahead of an election this year. “When there is a housing crisis, you need to lay aside some of your differences,” said Megan Woods, Labour’s housing minister, announcing the plan. “Homeowners and non-homeowners all know the property ladder has been pulled out of reach of too many people,” said Nicola Willis, the National Party housing spokeswoman sharing the launch podium. “Our housing shortage is fuelling inequality and robbing younger New Zealanders of hope.
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