**Correction: The Vacant house tax is Te Pati Maori's policy not the Green Party.
Queenstown's officially got a plan to address its affordable housing crisis.
The local council's signed off on a joint housing action plan it hopes will make it easier to get quality housing that's secure, stable and affordable.
Some workers and residents in the tourist hotspot have struggled to find a roof over their heads - with large numbers of holiday homes lying empty, sky high rents and crowded and substandard homes an issue.
The plan signed off today lists nine solutions and is a joint project with the Queenstown Lakes District Council, the Ministry of Housing, Kaainga Ora and the Queentown Lakes Community housing trust.
Right now the Trust has 1000 eligable households on its waiting list.
It's chief executive Julie Scott spoke to Lisa Owen.
