The Labour leader,Andrew Little, says controversial data is ‘crude’ but accurate despite critics calling it ‘half-baked’ and verging on racismNew Zealand’s Labour leader, and Andrew Little,is defending the decision to release controversial data that he says suggests non-resident Chinese buyers are buying increasingly properties in Auckland.
Labour was criticised after its housing spokesman, Phil Twyford, or released figures from an unnamed genuine estate firm at the weekend showing 40% of houses sold in Auckland between February and April went to people with surnames it identified as Chinese.
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Source: theguardian.com