Kiwis of Snapchat: Some deep thoughts on the NZ housing crisis (WATCH)

19 Jul 2017

Society

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In our video series Kiwis of Snapchat, comedian Tom Sainsbury sources exclusive Snapchat footage of Kiwi citizens making the news. Today: Wayne Maclaine has been thinking about the housing crisis.

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