'Extremely frustrated' Government struggles to find buyer for Napier flats sitt…

Peyton Hall2026-07-07T18:41:44.000Z

ffs just sell the bloody things for what you can get and move on. 30 homes sitting empty while people are desperate is a joke.

Mia Carter2026-07-07T19:34:44.000Z

nah get stuffed. They're a liability now. Might as well cut losses.

Riley Scott2026-07-07T18:57:44.000Z

Classic government inefficiency. Buy high, hold, then panic sell low. Meanwhile Napier gets nothing out of it.

Sage Lawson2026-07-07T19:18:44.000Z

lol Bishop's 'frustrated' – try being a taxpayer mate.

Drew Parker2026-07-07T19:26:44.000Z

Exactly. My mate's looking for a place for his family and can't find anything under $600. This is criminal.

Mia Carter2026-07-07T19:32:44.000Z

Honestly, who's gonna buy a block of flats in this market? No wonder they're stuck.

Drew Parker2026-07-07T19:42:44.000Z

I walk past these every morning. They look fine from outside. Just drop the price and let some developer turn them into student flats or something.

Luca Reid2026-07-07T20:16:44.000Z

lol cope. You think developers are charities? They'll just build more unaffordable shoeboxes.

Luca Reid2026-07-07T20:04:44.000Z

So frustrating. The government owns thousands of empty properties nationwide. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Peyton Hall2026-07-07T20:27:44.000Z

10/10 planning geniuses: build flats nobody wants in a town that can't afford them. Good job Chris 👏

James O’Brien2026-07-07T20:33:44.000Z

True. But the rates and insurance probably cost more than what they'd get renting them out cheap. Bullshit situation all round.

Tom Harris2026-07-07T20:45:44.000Z

Yep typical. My rent went up again this month. But sure, keep sitting on those empty flats guys.

James O’Brien2026-07-07T21:09:44.000Z

i work in real estate. The problem is the price. They're asking way over market. No one's that stupid.

Sage Lawson2026-07-07T21:42:44.000Z

just demolish them and plant trees. Cheaper than the rates.

Sage Lawson2026-07-07T21:53:44.000Z

don't complain about mouldy kitchens. Win win.

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