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Jonathan Ayling

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Jonathan Ayling

Columnist·NZ Herald·

28 Oct, 2026 04:00 PM5 mins to read

Jonathan Ayling is a strategy consultant and professional director.

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Labour is promising eligible Kāinga Ora tenants a $100 a week credit toward ownership of their property. But the party's justification for the policy carries implications about the helplessness of poorer Kiwis, Jonathan Ayling writes. Image / NZME

Labour’s latest housing policy promises eligible working tenants in Kāinga Ora a $100 weekly credit towards buying the home they rent. And for every Kāinga Ora house sold, Labour promises to build three new state houses.

Home ownership is the foundation of a property-owning democracy, and a worthy ambition.

Source: New Zealand Herald · Jonathan Ayling

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