I hadn't realised the situation had got so bad in Auckland, some of it seems to be from an influx of people returning from Australia and demand outstripping supply, especially for state housing. My old neighbour used to say Australia sneezes and NZ catches a cold. How right she was.
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A shortage of suitable homes sees some families forced to pay 70 per cent of their income to landlords
Families are being forced into desperate measures - paying more than half their income in rent and even living in cars - as Auckland's rental housing crisis deepens.
South Auckland social service agencies say they are seeing more families with children living in cars, camping grounds and boarding houses in the past two or three months as private sector rents become unaffordable and state houses have become almost unavailable.
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Michael Clatworthy, electorate secretary for former Manukau East MP Ross Robertson and its new MP Jenny Salesa, said a major factor was a reversal of transtasman migration.
"It's one of those perfect storms. A lot more people are coming back from Australia and less people are leaving, so the Housing NZ houses that used to be becoming available are not becoming available," he said.
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More living in cars as rents go through roof - National - NZ Herald News
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