Kāinga Ora to scrap thousands of planned state housing builds

Friday 20 June 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Fri 20 Jun 2025, 9:30am

In this story Labour Party, Kāinga Ora, Kieran McAnulty

Kāinga Ora has cancelled 212 projects involving 3,479 houses due to financial sustainability reasons. The agency expects to save up to $220 million and will sell a fifth of its vacant land. Labour spokesperson Kieran McAnulty criticised the decision, noting that homelessness is currently rising.

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1. RNZFri 20 Jun 2025, 7:05am

   Opposition slams Kāinga Ora decision to scrap public housing builds (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesFri 20 Jun 2025, 7:46am

   Government slammed over scrapping of state houses (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldFri 20 Jun 2025, 9:30am

   Labour criticises Government for pausing state housing projects (opens in new tab)