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Māori housing

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Opinion

What the Kāinga Ora review means for Māori housing

Now the recommendations are in, the next test will be the budget's commitment to addressing Māori housing disparities.
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By Annie Te One
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 & Jacqueline Paul | 29th May, 2024
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What does the new government have planned for Māori housing? Not much
Opinion

What does the new government have planned for Māori housing? Not much

Not only is there a dearth of policy, initiatives that were set up to improve Māori access to housing are swiftly being dismantled.
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By Annie Te One
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 & Jacqueline Paul | 22nd January, 2024
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What’s life like for Māori in Auckland – and how does it compare with other cities?

Relative to indigenous peers internationally, Auckland's Māori residents are doing well – but a new report shows disparities still exist. 
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By Tommy de Silva | 8th August, 2023
Staff Writer
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Budget 2021: Government ‘could have done more to push the envelope’

In stark contrast to Australia's bold budget last week, New Zealand's government took a conservative approach.
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By Michael Andrew | 20th May, 2021
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Matthew Tukaki is the General Manager of Waatea News. Image: Youtube

The firebrand: meet the new man at the helm of the Māori Council

The NZ Māori Council is reinvigorated and ready to make big changes on behalf of Māori in Aotearoa. However some people are asking questions about its new leader.
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By Leonie Hayden | 1st December, 2019
Contributing writer
Children outside a West Auckland home ca. 1970. Image: National Library

Fixing 30 years of substandard housing: Mere and Ngaro’s story

Mere and Ngaro Pita bought a home after moving to West Auckland as part of the great urban migration of the 70s. A bad lease nearly destroyed it, and they've struggled to maintain it ever since.
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By Teuila Fuatai | 9th October, 2019
Contributing writer
The Kainga Tuatahi development (photo: Michael Lewis).

The future of housing is whānau

On the latest episode of The Good Citizen podcast, Anahera Rawiri talks to Jeremy Hansen about a uniquely Māori solution to Auckland’s housing crisis.
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By Jeremy Hansen | 14th August, 2019
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Ricky Houghton and the whare that love built

Ricky Houghton and the whare that love built

Many of the children abused in state care facilities over the past 40 years have grown up lost in the system. Ricky Houghton decided to overthrow the system completely.
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By Leonie Hayden | 23rd June, 2018
Contributing writer
Te Tii, Ruatāhuna. Image: Ngāi Tūhoe

A future made by Tūhoe hands

A new cultural hub in Ruatāhuna is the third eco-friendly building for Ngāi Tūhoe, representing their values of mana motuhake and self-sustainability. Jason Renes explores Tūhoe’s 40-year housing strategy.
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By Jason Renes | 28th April, 2018
Guest writer
The future of whenua Māori is uncertain.

How warring egos are hobbling Māori land trusts

Why is Māori land rife with conflict and challenges that impede land aspirations? A new study reveals that big egos are in the driving seat of many Māori land trusts.
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By Kiri Dell | 13th April, 2018
Guest writer
Hayden Hohaia outside his home at Te Aro Pā. Image: supplied.

Finding a place to stand in a new landscape

With 84% of Māori now living in urban areas, away from ancestral lands, it has become difficult for many of us to maintain a sense of tūrangawaewae.
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By Meriana Johnsen | 5th April, 2018
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