New Zealand’s housing crisis poses big test for Jacinda Ardern
More than three years after Jacinda Ardern was first elected prime minister on a platform of tackling the housing crisis and inequality, many experts say the situation has only become worse.
When Janet was forced to move out of her rental property in Auckland in 2019 because of asbestos contamination, she joined tens of thousands of New Zealanders caught in the grip of a chronic housing crisis.
“We stayed in a leaky caravan for a bit and on friends’ couches and were only able to access emergency accommodation following a referral from an MP,” said the mother of three.
Financial Times
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