The $380m will be used to build about 1000 additional houses, including a mix of papakāinga and larger scale developments, and for repairs to 700 existing houses. A further $350m will fund infrastructure to support the Māori housing programme. Robertson said infrastructure barriers were contributing to a housing crisis that disproportionately impacts Māori, and the move would address the unique funding and financing barriers to building on whenua Māori.
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Jade Kake is an architectural designer, writer, and housing advocate based in Whangarei. Of Māori and Dutch descent, her tribal affiliations are Ngapuhi, Te Whakatohea and Te Arawa.