New home ownership trials underway to help whānau
“It’s critical that we try other ways of getting more Māori into home ownership. Only 43 per cent of Māori own a home compared to 63 per cent of the general population,” says Michelle Hippolite. “I am pleased to announce that Te Puni Kōkiri is working with five groups...New Minister and Unit for Māori housing
The Unit is being established within the new Ministry for Housing and Urban Development. Phil Twyford said the Māori home ownership rate is only 43 per cent compared to 63% for the general population, Māori make up 36 per cent of public housing tenants yet comprise...Housing a springboard to whānau development
Nanaia Mahuta opened the National Māori Housing Conference 2018 in the Waikato. This is the first time that Waikato-Tainui have hosted the conference. In her opening address, Nanaia Mahuta announced a new programme to help Māori build their financial capability to...Shared financial risk will get more homes built faster
Auckland Council, Crown Infrastructure Partners and the private sector’s Fulton Hogan Land Development announced the new Government Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) partnership this morning. It includes $91 million of Government funding for roading and wastewater...HNZ does not know how many homeless due to meth tests
In an interview with One News, Housing New Zealand admitted to not knowing how many people are still homeless after being evicted because of faulty meth contamination testing. Auckland Action Against Poverty condemns Housing New Zealand for their continuous inaction...