Community Housing Aotearoa are welcoming the arrival of Community Finance as an additional avenue of low-cost funding for community organisations providing housing.
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National Māori housing advocate, Te Matapihi, welcomes the government’s much anticipated announcements on the KiwiBuild Reset….
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PRESS RELEASE
Ihumātao is not a housing issue, it’s a land issue
Māori housing expert Rau Hoskins and kaupapa Māori researcher Prof Jenny Lee-Morgan assert that the Ihumātao dispute is not a housing issue but a land issue, and therefore a government issue.
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Weekly news list comprised of national housing news/stories
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Weekly news list comprised of national housing news/stories
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Weekly news list comprised of national housing news/stories
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“Together we need to design and enable innovative approaches to accelerate whānau, hapū and iwi development,” Minister of Māori Development Nanaia Mahuta says.
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Summit Welcomes Government Commitment to Improving Housing Outcomes for Maori in Auckland
The Auckland Māori Housing Summit has welcomed the government’s commitment to a national housing strategy but says the two years that it will take to develop a strategy is too long for some Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau to wait…
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The Auckland Māori Housing Summit will be held on Monday 23 April, convened jointly by Te Matapihi and the Independent Māori Statutory Board.
The summit is an opportunity for Auckland iwi and Māori providers to discuss housing issues with key ministers. It will be attended by Hon Phil Twyford (Minister for Housing and Urban Development) and Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Minister for Māori Development)...
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As the various political parties work together to negotiate the formation of the 52nd New Zealand Government, Te Matapihi would like to reiterate our interest in and commitment to working with whoever forms government under MMP, to bring expediency and certainty to Māori housing.
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Maori housing advocacy group Te Matapihi wants the next Government to form a Maori housing finance think tank to tackle what is a persistent barrier to Maori housing.
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In a statement made last Sunday 17 September, Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox promoted the party’s Iwibank policy, which will see a Māori bank set up to administer housing, land development and business start-up loans. In response, Te Matapihi are calling on whoever forms the next government to support the establishment of a Māori Housing Finance Think Tank.
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The high cost of housing is a result of the efforts to protect the environment in Auckland and other big cities, according to Prime Minister Bill English. Te Matapihi offers some thoughts on how iwi-led housing developments can achieve both affordable housing and enhanced natural environments.
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Te Matapihi presented to the Local Government Select Committee as part of the hearings on the Point England Development Enabling Bill, held earlier today at the Ellerslie Events Centre. Here's our recap of today's events.
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A Māori housing group is backing a controversial plan to build 300 houses on an Auckland reserve, saying it could help more Māori own their own homes.Te Matapihi supports the Point England Development Enabling Bill, which will allow the government to rezone the land for development.
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The political tent was set up outside Te Tii marae this weekend. Te Matapihi provides a short update on the housing issues discussed during today’s political forum, which included representatives from Labour, Māori Party, Mana, Greens and others.
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The Iwi Chairs Forum met at the Copthorne Hotel in Waitangi today. It was evident that the Iwi Chairs have the ears of Ministers - but what does this mean for housing Māori? Te Matapihi offers a perspective.
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A Māori housing expert says Ngāti Paoa should stick to their guns with plans for a housing development in Pt England as opposition to the project grows. Patrick Gemmell, CEO of Te Matapihi says Māori are expected to give their lands up for public use and leave undeveloped, but times are changing.
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Auckland rental prices look to be on the rise. Housing experts predict that due to the low supply and high demand in the housing market at the moment, it will get harder for low income families to get their in foot in the door of the rental market.
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