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Aotearoa's energy and housing poverty crisis
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Aotearoa's energy and housing poverty crisis

Report finds over 300,000 live in energy and housing poverty, costing public over $1.14b/yr in health costs; Adds to $5.5b in public subsidies for housing and energy; Interview with report chair
Nov 10, 2023
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Flick Electric ads in 2021. A July 2023 report, quietly buried till now, shows the number of people who can’t afford power continues to grow, with some families in cold and mouldy homes going without power for weeks. Photo: Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The Kākā

TL;DR: Opponents of wealth taxes and housing and energy market reforms often complain those reform…

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