Podcast: Owning less to achieve more: Refocusing Kāinga Ora
Dr Oliver Hartwich
Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM
17 October, 2025
In this episode, Oliver talks to Bryce Wilkinson about his new report examining Kāinga Ora, New Zealand's largest social housing provider, which manages around 78,000 units housing 200,000 people at a cost of roughly $2 billion annually to taxpayers. Bryce argues that the government could better support vulnerable New Zealanders by transitioning away from direct housing provision towards voucher schemes and other market-based alternatives that give tenants more choice whilst reducing costs.
Read the report "Owning less to achieve more: Refocusing Kāinga Ora" here.
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