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Leaky homes bill passes, but is it popular?

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Tue, 12 Jul 2011 9:45p.m.

The billion dollar package was passed in Parliament today (file pic)

The billion dollar package was passed in Parliament today (file pic)

The Home Owners and Buyers Association say the Government's leaky homes assistance package does not go far enough.

The billion dollar package was passed in Parliament today.

It sees the Government and some councils each pay a quarter of the repair bill for faulty homes.

 But Association President John Gray says the package will not contribute enough to make a real difference.

“There are some fundamental problems with the scheme and we feel that it will only actually suit a very small number of people to actually uplift the package,” he says.

Mr Gray says there could be up to 89,000 leaky homes across the country.

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15 Jul 2011 07:57p.m.

miner wrote:

@alien,follow the mining enquiry and you will read,quote
the changes that national made with deregulation caused
the safety problems resulting in the explosion.
labour could not fix the leaky homes as that damage was done with national deregulating the building industry.
labour changed the law to stop it happening again.

13 Jul 2011 09:23a.m.

Alien wrote:

oh poor wittle dorothy, labour was also in government for 9 years and did nothing about leaky homes or mines, try to grow up a little.

12 Jul 2011 11:47p.m.

bOb wrote:

The people responsible for the whole leaky building controversy were they ever held accountable?. damn nzers are a bunch of suckers, its almost like it happened all by itself and no can ever be blamed for it happening.

12 Jul 2011 11:35p.m.

dorothy wrote:

national deregulated the housing and building code which saw the leaky home happen. they also deregulate the mining industry and 29 men died . people still vote them knowing that they always make bad policy . when will nz learn these morons are bad for the country. $71 billion borrowed this time and borrowing a billion a month now.