Parliament has different ways for you to watch and listen to what’s happening in the House of Representatives. We invite you to watch the progression of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill here.
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Parliament has different ways for you to watch and listen to what’s happening in the House of Representatives. We invite you to watch the housing questions (in video form) from the latest Parliament Question Time here.
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Wanting to know how much you need to save in addition to your deposit and Kiwisaver? Buying a house can involve a number of professionals, each who have a fee that needs to be paid before you own the house. Inez White from Indigenuity explains the extra costs you need to budget for.
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Robert Hall has over 35 years of experience in Hawaii’s Housing Industry, and before retiring in 2011 he last served as the Deputy Director of the Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands. In his presentation, Robert spoke to the economic and social challenges facing local families seeking home ownership and what is being done to help by local government and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
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Robert Byers is a proud Canadian from the Little Black Bear Cree Nation. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Namerind Housing Corporation, a not-for-profit Aboriginal housing provider in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. In his presentation, Robert spoke about his unorthodox background, and how Namerind Housing Corporation has grown significantly over the last 10 years.
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Inez White from Indigenuity unpacks the idea of buying in affordable areas vs going straight to your dream home.
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In this video, Inez White from Indigenuity explains how to use KiwiSaver to purchase your first home.
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In this video, Inez White from Indigenuity explains how to buy General Title Land as a pathway back to the papakāinga.
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House buying tips from Inez White of Indigenuity.
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The Sanderson whānau are part of a community housing repair project by Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa in Kaeo, which will see them get long overdue repairs to their home.
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Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa’s current emergency/transitional housing policy provides a short-term (approximately twelve weeks) housing for up to six whānau at any one time, in three detached self-contained units located at He Whare Āwhina rūnanga housing complex. These whānau will then be supported by the rūnanga to move into long-term housing in private rental or Housing New Zealand properties or to other options provided by wider whānau.
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He Korowai Trust has been working for the last four years to create a housing solution for whānau in desperate need in Kaitāia. So the Trust have finally realised this dream with the opening of a 35 bed emergency accommodation complex.
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As the country comes to grips with the ongoing housing crisis, Maori landowners are finding their own solutions. The owners and trustees of Te Aro Pā are amongst those leading the way with a build of 14 papakāinga homes at Greta Point in Wellington.
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As an answer to the housing struggles facing its whānau, Ngāti Hinewera has opened up its first papakāinga in Waiohiki.
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The Māori Housing Toolkit is a step-by-step guide designed to assist Māori to develop papakāinga proposals (development plan) on multiple owned Māori land. The concept of papakāinga is not new and has traditionally been associated with Māori housing in a Marae setting. Papakāinga areas have also included other activities such as: kohanga reo, kura kaupapa, health clinic, horticulture or agriculture, sports and/or recreational areas, urupa and heritage sites.
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The Penobscot Indian Nation Housing Authority (PINHA) built 12 LEED Gold single family homes in this innovative housing development on Indian Island, Maine. The project features a nature path, native plants, a boardwalk network connecting to community facilities, sweat lodges and a ceremonial multi-use space.
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Place of Hidden Waters represents culturally and environmentally responsive new housing for the Puyallup Tribe in the Pacific Northwest
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The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal (PGST) Housing Authority designed and built the Teekalet Village at a key location adjacent to historic salmon fishing grounds on the Puget Sound, Washington State.
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The Apsaalooke Nation Housing Authority’s Good Earth Lodges project is a compressed earth block housing pilot on the Crow Indian Reservation, Montana. At the time of writing, seven homes have been completed and six more are nearing completion.
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Owe’neh Bupingeh, the traditional name for the Ohkay Owingeh village center, is believed to have been occupied for at least 700 years. This multiphased project balances rehabilitation with functional renovations of the homes, permitting contemporary life and cultural traditions to comfortably coexist and allowing families to return to the sacred core of the Pueblo.
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