Tourists push locals out of Waiheke Island

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Tourists push locals out of Waiheke Island

A recent article from a BBC News Australian correspondent profiled a “frail 71-year-old” woman in Perth who has been homeless and living in her car for several months, with no hope of finding a warm and safe home. Since her landlord evicted her (legally) to rent her small apartment for holiday stays, she can’t find an affordable place to rent, and a Western Australia government report estimates that 40 percent of renters on low incomes are now a…