economists examined how many places were being built compared to population growth and said that more people equalled the need for more houses. PHOTO: ODT FILESNew Zealand is short of 130,000 homes, the tally having risen lately by 30,000, two economists say. Jarrod Kerr and Jeremy Couchman, Kiwibank economists said: "This time last year we showed a shortage of 100,000 homes across New Zealand. Our population growth has outstripped housing supply again. We look at StatsNZ population estimates and model the changes in people per dwelling.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 18, 2019 02:03 UTC