Three iwi and two Māori housing groups will trial a Te Puni Kōkiri home-ownership initiative to help low to median income whānau towards owning their own homes. Chief Executive Michelle Hippolite has announced they will work with the five rōpū to co-design home ownership trials under the $9mil Te Ara Mauwhare initiative.
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UPDATED: New govt unit announced for Māori housing
Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced the establishment of a dedicated Māori Housing Unit. Te Puea Marae chair Hurimoana Dennis says the new unit needs to consider the Māori worldview to be effective.
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$5.8mil new funding announced for whānau-led housing repairs
Minister for Māori Development Nanaia Mahuta has announced new funding of $5.8mil for 24 community-led housing repair projects.
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Huge turnout for 2018 Tainui Games
Fifty-one Waikato-Tainui marae have converged at Hopuhopu in Ngāruawāhia to compete in the 9th biennial Tainui games over the weekend. As the tribe celebrates 160 years of The King Movement, participation remains the focus.
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Kaumātua concerned KiwiBuild homes unaffordable
Waikato Māori elders are concerned that the new Kiwibuild homes to be built in Te Kauwhata are still out of reach for many Māori.
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Minister announces 175 new homes for Te Kauwhata
Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford has announced that 175 KiwiBuild homes are to be built in Te Kauwhata.
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Maangai Maaori impacting Hamilton Council decision-making
Hamilton City Council says Māori are having an impact on the council's decision-making. Five Maangai Māori have been appointed across four of the council's committees recently and Iwi Maangai Norman Hill says their influence has been immediate.
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Bus drivers in Waikato and AKL on strike
Auckland drivers are on strike for 24 hours from 4am, while Waikato drivers were off the job from 5am to 9am.
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King Tuheitia’s taonga exhibition
King Tuheitia’s taonga exhibition opens next week at the Auckland Museum, marking 160 years of the Kīngitanga. The exhibition was the idea of the King’s son Te Ariki Tamaroa Whatumoana Paki.
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NewsCelebration of 200 years of Māori non-fiction
The top 150 Māori non-fiction publications spanning the last 200 years have been celebrated at a special ceremony in parliament.
