Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – Ministry for Housing and Urban Development is committed to advancing the housing and urban development outcomes of Māori.
Māori and Iwi Housing Innovation (MAIHI) - Framework for Action
Supporting iwi and Māori to find and keep safe, secure, healthy and affordable housing is essential to reducing the numbers of Māori becoming homeless.
MAIHI sets a precedent for working in partnership with Māori and was developed with input from key partners across the Māori housing community. MAIHI requires that Government agencies work together collaboratively through a single door approach to increase housing supply that tends to whānau needs, prevents homelessness and works to improve Māori housing security. In addition, opportunities to partner through housing projects that connect skills, training and enterprise will realise the value of long-term sustainable outcomes for whānau and their communities.
MAIHI was solidified through the MAIHI Ka Ora, the National Māori Housing strategy, launched in 2021. The strategy takes the MAIHI Framework which drives a whole of system approach, and elevates it to provide the strategic direction for the whole Māori housing system.
Te Kāhui Kāinga Ora – a dedicated Māori housing group
Māori are disproportionately impacted by the housing crisis and have been for generations. Aotearoa needs large-scale change, with a specific focus on Māori housing, across the housing system.
Te Kāhui Kāinga Ora is our Māori housing group, which exists to provide strong, coordinated leadership and programmes across government. We’re working to advance Māori housing outcomes, in partnership with:
- Whānau, hapū and iwi
- Te Puni Kōkiri
- Kāinga Ora
- Other agencies across the housing system.
This collaborative approach has led to developing the MAIHI - Framework for Action and the MAIHI Partnerships Programme.
Our mahi
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MAIHI Ka Ora – the National Māori Housing Strategy
MAIHI Ka Ora, the National Māori Housing strategy, has a shared vision that “All whānau have safe, healthy, affordable homes with secure tenure, across the Māori housing continuum.”
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MAIHI Partnerships Programme
The MAIHI Partnership Programme makes it easier for hapū, iwi, and Māori housing providers to find and access the funding and support that’s available from different government agencies for Māori-led housing projects.
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Wai 2750 Kaupapa Inquiry
We lead the Crown’s response to the Wai 2750 Kaupapa Inquiry. Wai 2750 is the opportunity to explore how we reset the housing system in partnership with Māori.
Our funds
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Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga
Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga is a commitment of $380 million over four years in Budget 2021. The new investment in Māori housing is about accelerating Māori led housing solutions.
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He Taupua Fund
He Taupua Fund works to strengthen Māori organisations’ capability to deliver kaupapa Māori focused housing initiatives on their whenua.
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He Taupae Fund
He Taupae works to increase the technical capability of Māori organisations to build on their whenua.
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He Kūkū Ki Te Kāinga Fund
He Kūkū Ki Te Kāinga Fund contributes to the construction or installation of homes on whenua Māori.
Published: October 6, 2021