Te Puia marae manaaki tangata facilitator Hurimoana Dennis says some whānau whocome to his marae for emergency shelter are flouting the system.
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Not all homeless are jobless – Matthew Tukaki
Matthew Tukaki says the money used to put homeless people in motels during Covid-19 could have paid for 200 new homes.
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Māori make up 60% of homeless, 40% of public housing tenants- Te Matapihi
The general manager of a national Māori housing advocacy says that Māori are moving away from the cities due to high housing prices. GM Wayne Knox of Te Matapihi says that although the highest level of Māori who need housing are in the cities, the rural regions need help too.
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NewsRents frozen for the next six months
Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced that all rents will be frozen for the next six months.
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Ngāti Rangitihi uri builds houses for low-income families
Following in the footsteps of his father and brothers is what encouraged Ngāti Rangitihi descendant Cameron Hunia to take up a career in the building industry. WelTec and Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities signed a housing supply agreement in December last year in which new homes built by Weltec students will be given to struggling families in need of a new home.
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Ngāti Toa become major housing provider for Porirua
Ngāti Toa reached a major milestone today with the signing of a partnership agreement with the Crown to improve the quality of State housing in western Porirua. This will see Ngāti Toa's new community housing provider, Te Āhuru Mōwai, manage properties and tenancies for over 900 State homes in the area for the next 25 years.
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Wellington's most vulnerable receive housing boost
Wellington's most vulnerable are looking forward to moving into newly built family units that will keep them out of the cold this winter. Housing Minister Phil Twyford and Urban Developent Minister Nanaia Mahuta were in Mt Cook today to launch the Housing First programme.
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Collaborative approach needed for Māori housing
A Ngāti Awa elder says that it's important to have a collaborative approach to providing housing for Māori. More than 300 Māori researchers have been engaged in discussions for the last three days at Te Papa on finding solutions to end our country's housing crisis.
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Porirua mother relieved her home will be warmer this winter
A Porirua mother is relieved her home will be more safe for her and her children this winter thanks to the Porirua East Housing Project, which brings together local community organisations in a bid to improve houses and ensure they're keeping children healthy.
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"If there is a fire, throw yourself out of your wheelchair, and crawl outside”
“If there is a fire, throw yourself out of your wheelchair, and crawl outside” that is what agencies responsible for the care of wheelchair-bound and blind Sarndra Tamepo allegedly told her to do in case of a fire.
