Major funding boost for Māori community repairs

The Minister of Māori Development, Hon Nanaia Mahuta has just announced 24 community-led housing repair projects will receive funding from the Māori Housing Network, totalling $5.8 million.

The announcement was made at the National Māori Housing Conference 2018 today in the Waikato.

Amongst those to receive funding are: Korimiti Consultancy Limited $966,316 for repairs to 21 whānau homes in the South Canterbury area and assessments to 10 whānau homes for repairs, as well running home maintenance planning workshops; and Kia ora Ngātiwai Trust $350,000 to extend their current repairs programme to add 10 more whānau homes and provide whānau training in home repairs and maintenance.

Other projects include Habitat for Humanity Auckland $284,500 to assess and repair 15 whānau homes in Auckland and run six DIY workshops; and Te Hauora o Tūranganui-ā-Kiwa $300,000 to assess and repair 15 whānau homes in urban and rural Gisborne and run eight home repairs workshops covering basic carpentry, plumbing, plastering, electrical and painting.

"Many whānau have to deal with serious health impacts as a result of inadequate housing," said Nanaia Mahuta.

"Over 12,700 Māori are living in severe housing deprivation – twice as many as for the total population. Including those living in overcrowded homes.

"I am pleased to see this investment towards the health and wellbeing of whānau, particularly our kaumātua and tamariki. I'm also pleased with our step change to make sure wherever possible we are leveraging projects to look at whānau enterprise opportunities, skills building, and social procurement.

"I am also proud to announce with my colleague the Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs Sorted Kāinga Ora, a new programme of workshops to help whānau decide whether they are ready for home ownership. The programme will give whānau the tools to help set goals and put a plan into action to help achieve them."

Sorted Kāinga Ora was developed by Te Puni Kōkiri and the Commission for Financial Capability to work alongside projects supported by the Te Puni Kōkiri Māori Housing Network.

Media Note: Attached is a complete list of the 24 successful Te Puni Kōkiri Māori Housing Network funded projects with a brief description of each and level of funding to be provided.

For more information about the Te Puni Kōkiri Māori Housing Network visit the Te Puni Kōkiri website at tpk.govt.nz/housing.

Te Puni Kōkiri Māori Housing Network

2018/2019 approved Māori Housing Network repair projects as at 9 November 2018.

Ref

Whānau / Rōpū name

Short description

Location

Primary Focus Area

TOTAL FUNDING

approved from TPK

housing appropriations

44323

Te Arawa Whānau Ora Trust

House repairs

Waikato Waiariki

1: Quality

$ 525,000.00

44307

Ngāti Rangi Trust

House repairs

Te Tai Hauāuru

1: Quality

$ 250,000.00

44079

Te Oranganui Trust

House repairs

Te Tai Hauāuru

1: Quality

$ 250,000.00

44356

Ngāti Rangatahi Whanaunga Association Inc

House repairs

Te Tai Hauāuru

1: Quality

$ 60,000.00

44310

Taumarunui Community Kōkiri Trust

House repairs

Te Tai Hauāuru

1: Quality

$ 250,000.00

31713

Heeni Investment Company

House repairs

Te Tai Hauāuru

1: Quality

$ 60,000.00

44311

Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki

House repairs

Waikato Waiariki

1: Quality

$ 110,000.00

44376

Te Puna Ora o Mataatua Charitable Trust

House repairs

Waikato Waiariki

1: Quality

$ 88,000.00

44390

Individual whānau*

House repairs

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

1: Quality

$ 60,835.85

44374

Korimiti Consultancy Limited

House repairs

Te Waipounamu

1: Quality

$ 966,316.00

44409

Ngāti Porou Hauora

House repairs

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

1: Quality

$ 220,000.00

44343

Ki A Ora Ngātiwai Trust

House repairs

Te Tai Tokerau

1: Quality

$ 350,000.00

44510

Ngā Mataapuna Oranga PHO

House repairs

Waikato Waiariki

1: Quality

$ 107,700.00

44413

Te Hauora o Turanganui ā Kiwa

House repairs

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

1: Quality

$ 300,000.00

44342

Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa

House repairs

Te Tai Tokerau

1: Quality

$ 230,000.00

44471

Individual whānau *

House repairs

Waikato Waiariki

1: Quality

$ 7,935.00

44373

Habitat for Humanity Greater Auckland Ltd

House repairs

Tāmaki Makaurau

1: Quality

$ 284,500.00

44438

Franzen Maintenance Limited

House repairs

Waikato Waiariki

1: Quality

$ 41,700.00

44556

Te Whanau O Waipareira Trust

House repairs

Tāmaki Makaurau

1: Quality

$ 360,000.00

44341

He Iwi Kotahi Tātou Trust

House repairs

Te Tai Tokerau

1: Quality

$ 240,000.00

32625

Te Whare Ruruhau o Meri Trust

House repairs

Tāmaki Makaurau

1: Quality

$ 18,781.77

44558

Te Hononga O Tāmaki Me Hoturoa Charitable Trust

House repairs

Tāmaki Makaurau

1: Quality

$ 320,000.00

44645

He Kahui Wairarapa Incorporated

House repairs

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

1: Quality

$ 300,000.00

44630

Te Rūnanga A Iwi O Ngāpuhi

House repairs

Te Tai Tokerau

1: Quality

$ 180,000.00

* In accordance with Principle 11, as set out in section 6 of the Privacy Act 1993, the names of individual grant recipients have not been published.

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