I find it outrageous that serving defence staff are going to have to pay market rent for the military-owned houses they occupy.
To simply say they have to pay market rates so as not to have an advantage over people renting in the private sector is an outlook by some idiot that misinterprets reality.
How many people were killed in action occupying a private rental house compared to a soldier paying a lower rate? Er none.
How many servicemen and women have been killed in action? Well I can't answer that but it is too many and many more than civilians that have been killed by Taliban. No wonder NZ is not a progressive country when we have people running the country that have such a mercenary outlook on the value of our defence force.
Such and outlook is not inconsistent with the activities of the ACC and work and incomes attitude to the sick and the infirm, using hatchet men to get people off the benefits they are entitled to, many of which lack the ability to take them on and put up a fight..
It seems to me that members of Parliament think they are the only ones entitled to perks and benefits.

Alastair Bourne, Bethlehem.