Bloated bureaucracy

Great expos by journalist Kate MacNamara (Weekend Herald, November 12) concerning the largesse occurring at government housing agency K¯ainga Ora.

Management positions have swollen by more than 86 per cent: 319 managers in 2020 growing to 594 managers in 2022, costing $58m (2020) growing to $103m in 2022.

This despite a pay freeze by Finance Minister Grant Robertson on public servants’ earnings to $100,000. Talk about inflation.

Further, the Government will borrow an extra $2.7 billion to fund K¯ainga Ora so it can continue its spending ways.

This is despite warnings the Government will be unable to completely repay the increasing debt over the next 60 years.

If you are not convinced yet that K¯ainga Ora is out of control, chief executive Andrew McKenzie said it aims to increase houses by 40,000, yet it has only 20,000 people on its waiting list . . . do the sums.

The issues raised should be of concern to everyone.

Brian McLachlan, Onerahi.