Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 14, 2023 5:48:24 GMT 12
HOME OWNERSHIP POLICY NEEDED FOR MĀORI
Māori housing network Te Matapihi says the housing crisis for Māori won’t improve if Governments continue to see social housing and renting as the only viable solutions.
Only 47 percent of Māori live in an owner-occupied home, compared with 70 percent of pakeha.
“We’re not just about putting us in a thing with four walls. There’s more to sustainable housing, being on our land, being able to be Māori in the way in which we live, creating those communities and allowing us to drive that and scaling up on the policy to allow us to do that in all sectors, not just in the housing space,” she says.....
waateanews.com/2023/09/13/home-ownership-policy-needed-for-maori/
‘UNDOING 180 YEARS OF CROWN-LED HOUSING SOLUTIONS’
An initiative that aims to tackle homelessness among Māori was launched today.
He Ara Hiki Mauri ensures whānau-centred housing solutions are led locally by iwi, hapū, marae and Māori providers.
“It’s about honouring Māori, having the knowledge and the relationships to do the work in a unique Māori way,” says Associate Minister for Homelessness Marama Davidson.
The funding of $24.7 million for He Ara Hiki Mauri was announced by Davidson last year - and the agreement was made official today....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/09/13/undoing-180-years-of-crown-led-housing-solutions/
Māori housing network Te Matapihi says the housing crisis for Māori won’t improve if Governments continue to see social housing and renting as the only viable solutions.
Only 47 percent of Māori live in an owner-occupied home, compared with 70 percent of pakeha.
“We’re not just about putting us in a thing with four walls. There’s more to sustainable housing, being on our land, being able to be Māori in the way in which we live, creating those communities and allowing us to drive that and scaling up on the policy to allow us to do that in all sectors, not just in the housing space,” she says.....
waateanews.com/2023/09/13/home-ownership-policy-needed-for-maori/
‘UNDOING 180 YEARS OF CROWN-LED HOUSING SOLUTIONS’
An initiative that aims to tackle homelessness among Māori was launched today.
He Ara Hiki Mauri ensures whānau-centred housing solutions are led locally by iwi, hapū, marae and Māori providers.
“It’s about honouring Māori, having the knowledge and the relationships to do the work in a unique Māori way,” says Associate Minister for Homelessness Marama Davidson.
The funding of $24.7 million for He Ara Hiki Mauri was announced by Davidson last year - and the agreement was made official today....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/09/13/undoing-180-years-of-crown-led-housing-solutions/