Calls for action on rental housing crisis on Waiheke

Figures show homelessnes on the Hauraki Gulf Island are the highest per capita in the Auckland region. Academics say poverty and unemployment aren't the causes; it's absentee home owners renting their properties to short stay tourists. Yet Auckland Council continues to market Waiheke Island a tourist gem, Dr Pam Oliver, an independent social researcher and long term Waiheke Island resident speaks to Lisa Owen.