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Te Matapihi Urges Government To Shift Focus From Treaty Principles Bill And Address Housing Crisis
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 4:28 pm | Te Matapihi
“The intent behind this early release is unknown,” Hamlin-Paenga stated, “but what we do know is that it serves as a distraction from the urgent, critical work needed to address the ongoing housing crisis facing our communities.” More >>
Te Matapihi Responds To MSD's Newly Announced Rules Aimed At Reducing Emergency Housing Numbers
Friday, 9 August 2024, 7:53 pm | Te Matapihi
Calls for transparency from the MSD, urging them to explain the rationale behind the changes and their anticipated impact on those in desperate need of emergency housing. More >>
Isolated Māori Communities Under-resourced And At Risk Of Being Forgotten In Cyclone Gabrielle Response
Friday, 17 February 2023, 8:49 pm | Te Matapihi
The aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle has left many rural communities in Aotearoa in a dire situation, with a significant number of whānau Māori struggling to find safe and secure shelter in the wake of destroyed homes. The disaster has brought ... More >>
Māori Housing Policy Scorecard
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 4:29 pm | Te Matapihi
In the lead up to the 2020 general election, Te Matapihi have taken an in-depth look at each of the different political parties housing policies, with a focus on what these all mean for Māori. So, what works, what doesn’t, and what’s likely ... More >>
Green Party Māori Housing Policy
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 12:54 pm | Te Matapihi
Do the Greens’ Housing policies stack up for Māori? Te Matapihi provides a perspective. More >>
Maori Party Housing Policy Analysis 2020
Friday, 2 October 2020, 1:34 pm | Te Matapihi
After a term out of parliament, they are hoping to wrest back the Māori seats and to once again be an independent voice for Māori at the tēpū. So how do the policies stack up? More >>
Māori Housing Issues In Election 2020
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 12:48 pm | Te Matapihi
COVID-19 has sharply exposed the disparities between Māori and non-Māori, including access to adequate and affordable housing. So how will political parties across the spectrum respond? More >>
Budget 2018 and Māori Housing
Friday, 18 May 2018, 2:41 pm | Te Matapihi
Te Matapihi would like to congratulate Minister for Māori Development Nanania Māhuta on the announcement of additional new Māori housing resources to support whānau, hapū and iwi across the motu. More >>
KiwiBuild meets IwiBuild
Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 5:13 pm | Te Matapihi
The Auckland Māori Housing Summit will be held on Monday 23 April, convened jointly by Te Matapihi and the Independent Māori Statutory Board. More >>
Te Matapihi committed to working with the next government
Monday, 25 September 2017, 5:12 pm | Te Matapihi
Te Matapihi committed to working with the next government to support Māori housing outcomes More >>
Te Matapihi Calls for Māori Housing Finance Reform
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 10:07 am | Te Matapihi
21 September 2017 - 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. According ... More >>
Announcement of additional $27m for marae & Māori housing
Monday, 8 May 2017, 12:42 pm | Te Matapihi
Te Matapihi would like to congratulate Minister for Māori Development Te Ururoa Flavell on the announcement of several new Māori housing initiatives at a hui at Waipatu Marae in Kahungunu this morning. More >>
New Cabinet – what are the implications for housing Māori?
Monday, 19 December 2016, 1:06 pm | Te Matapihi
The recent cabinet reshuffle, announced by Prime Minister Bill English yesterday afternoon, has a number of implications for housing and Māori. Amy Adams has been given the social housing portfolio, previously held by Paula Bennett, and responsibility ... More >>
Third National Māori Housing Conference set to take place
Tuesday, 22 April 2014, 3:21 pm | Te Matapihi
Success stories in Māori Housing developments from around Aotearoa will be shared at a National Māori Housing Conference, to be held in Whanganui from May 1-3. Conference hosts the Whanganui Iwi Housing Forum and national umbrella organization Te Matapihi ... More >>
Housing initiatives in Western Bay of Plenty shine out
Monday, 10 October 2011, 9:44 am | Te Matapihi
Te Matapihi, a newly established national organisation that is calling for increased support for Māori housing initiatives, has commended the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) for work it has done to highlight positive developments for Māori housing ... More >>
Need to boost Māori housing initiatives gains new voice
Friday, 7 October 2011, 1:50 pm | Te Matapihi
With the formal establishment this week of the Te Matapihi - He Tirohanga Mo Te Iwi Trust a new voice has arrived to take up the challenge of backing the need to boost Māori housing initiatives in order to meet current and future housing needs. More >>