Plausible denials?

So no one in the Government reads reports overseas about the impact of foreign property buying in Britain, Australia, Canada and the United States.

Nor are ministers seemingly interested in the increasing population of immigrant superannuitants who are entitled to the full benefit of NZ Super, who have never paid New Zealand tax but have served 10 years’ residency — mostly from countries with no reciprocal arrangements.

New Zealand has the most laissez-faire arrangements in the OECD for people who immigrate for study purposes on the clear understanding that certain benefits will be available to them, their family and their parents.

The flow-on affect of back-door entrants moving on from here to Australia is a plausible reason for New Zealanders receiving harsh social services treatment by Australian officials.

Auckland, which typically supplies 34 per cent of Kiwis who emigrate yet faces housing demands from 60 to 75 per cent of all immigrants, is facing huge growing pains. So while net migration is overloading Auckland, its infrastructure, health and welfare services, the Government merely challenges the Auckland Council to do more.

Ministers wishing to offload responsibility simply revert to their increasingly implausible ignorance. With the wealth affect from increasing house prices beneficial to all governments, how plausible are the denials?

John Rofe, Pakuranga.