Why the world thinks New Zealand solved the housing crisis

Why the world thinks New Zealand solved the housing crisis

From Zohran Mamdani to the Financial Times, international politicians and media seem to think Aotearoa has fixed its housing affordability problem. Um… what? “Let the lessons other cities have learned guide our future,” New York mayor Zohran Mamdani said while announcing a new affordable housing programme in Queens earlier this year. Then, as an example of a city he wanted to learn from, he cited Auckland, New Zealand.  Mamdani isn’t alone. Chri…