Start Work Now: $4b for state houses, schools and hospitals
What it actually does
Labour pledges more than $4 billion including about $2.9 billion in capital for Kāinga Ora to build state houses, at least 6,000 additional social housing places over four years, $450 million for school repairs and $200 million for hospital remediation. It includes $760 million in operating funding for rent subsidies and housing providers, and $1,000 each towards tools for nearly 30,000 apprentices.
Source: RNZ · 2026-09
The Trump take
“Building, I love building, I'm a builder. But government houses? Call me, I'll build them faster, cheaper, and with a lot more gold.”parody
Why it scored this way
Deals & property
Big construction programme and jobs for builders
+1
Likes it
Big government
Building done through a state housing agency
-1
Dislikes it
Welfare
More subsidised social housing
-1
Dislikes it
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