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7 September 2026

Christopher Luxon defends hiking costs for low-deposit home buyers, saying it had no impact on uptake

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Christopher Luxon defends hiking costs for low-deposit home buyers, saying it had no impact on uptake

Luxon has defended a move to make first-home buyers pay more under a government-assisted loan scheme.

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