The Mana Movement have released their housing policy
to help Māori get into their own
homes and it is a beauty. Only 45% of Māori own their own homes compared to 70%
for pākehā and that inequity must be addressed. In an awesome speech, Mana
candidate for the Ikaroa Rāwhiti by-election, Te Hamua Nikora outlined the
reasons why this new initiative is needed and those reasons include the
unaffordbility of current housing, the shortage of state housing and the fact
of currently empty state houses. He talks about a new warrant of fitness for
all state houses and the reasons why this is important - the major one being
the health of occupants, as he says
It was actually the tuberculosis crisis in East Coast communities in 1935 that gave rise to the original Maori Affairs Housing scheme; it’s an absolute bloody disgrace that 80 years later Maori are facing another health crisis, rheumatic fever.
It is
disgrace! So how does the new initiative work?
MANA wants to build 10,000 state houses a year, 500 immediately in Ikaroa Rawhiti, as a first step to ensuring that every whanau that needs a home can get one, either to rent or to own.
MANA would run the scheme through a restructured Te Puni Kokiri, in the same way that Maori Affairs ran the scheme in the past.
Government finance would come through Te Puni Kokiri, effectively cutting out banks and their mean-spirited attitude to Maori homeowners.
Only Maori first home owners would be able to apply.
There would be no deposit.
Interest rates would be no higher than the rates government pays on money it borrows.
Applicants can either build new or buy an existing property
Applicants will be able to negotiate mortgage arrangements that suit their circumstances.
MANA’s policy would fully restart Maori Trade Training in all the housing apprenticeships – carpentry, electrician, plumber, glazier, painting, roofing and drain-laying – and provide direct employment to hundreds of young Maori, reversing unemployment of 5,000 in Ikaroa Rawhiti and sending a positive message to those in Australia as well.
It is a win-win – our people get jobs building decent homes for our whanau.
This is a
great policy and it is important that it is tied into Trade Training for Māori. Te Hamua
then discusses the Labour policy and he doesn’t pull any punches on that one.
Labour’s plan to build 100,000 houses, mainly in Auckland, for $500,000, will do nothing for Maori home buyers in Ikaroa-Rawhiti.
But in truth, that has always been Labour’s way – to talk big about things Maori but to deliver little.
Labour talks about trade training, but it was Labour that ended the country’s most successful apprenticeship programme, the Maori Trade Training Scheme.
It was Labour that killed off the Maori Affairs Housing Scheme that had successfully housed tens of thousands of Maori families.
It was Labour that stole our rights to the foreshore and seabed.
It was Labour that got rid of targeted funding for Maori.
It was Labour that launched the terrorist raids on the people of Tuhoe.
It was Labour who said that Maori don’t own the water.
The sad fact is that Labour has held the seat of Ikaroa-Rawhiti for 62 years and yet Maori employment, health, education, justice and housing have all suffered under their watch.
That is
the truth about Labour – big talk but when you actually look at what they do
sadly they are similar to National in outcomes for Māori. I have
hope that Mana and Te Hamua will win the by-election and show Labour that words
are worthless without action. This speech really showed that Te Hamua is a very
very good candidate and deserves the seat.
Mana
care about all people in this country and the final statement from Te Hamua
confirms this
We know that housing is not just an issue that affects Maori; it affects every family on a low income. That’s why John Minto, will be announcing MANA’s wider housing policy on 23 July as a part of our MINTO FOR MAYOR Campaign.The Mana Movement is growing - if you haven't joined get on board now and enjoy the ride from the beginning!!!
It was
actually the tuberculosis crisis in East Coast communities in 1935 that
gave rise to the original Maori Affairs Housing scheme; it’s an absolute
bloody disgrace that 80 years later Maori are facing another health
crisis, rheumatic fever. - See more at:
http://mana.net.nz/2013/06/mana-housing-policy-announcement-for-maori-te-hamua-nikora-ikaroa-rawhiti-mana-candidate/#sthash.KGUXlzus.dpuf
It was
actually the tuberculosis crisis in East Coast communities in 1935 that
gave rise to the original Maori Affairs Housing scheme; it’s an absolute
bloody disgrace that 80 years later Maori are facing another health
crisis, rheumatic fever. - See more at:
http://mana.net.nz/2013/06/mana-housing-policy-announcement-for-maori-te-hamua-nikora-ikaroa-rawhiti-mana-candidate/#sthash.KGUXlzus.dpuf
It was
actually the tuberculosis crisis in East Coast communities in 1935 that
gave rise to the original Maori Affairs Housing scheme; it’s an absolute
bloody disgrace that 80 years later Maori are facing another health
crisis, rheumatic fever. - See more at:
http://mana.net.nz/2013/06/mana-housing-policy-announcement-for-maori-te-hamua-nikora-ikaroa-rawhiti-mana-candidate/#sthash.KGUXlzus.dpuf
Te Hamua Nikora
Te Hamua Nikora
Te Hamua Nikora
Ikaroa-Rawhiti
Ikaroa-Rawhiti
Ikaroa-Rawhiti
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