Members of the Government’s Māori caucus toured the pilot initiative on Wednesday. Aaliyah and Benjamin purchased their house using a shared equity arrangement with Waikato-Tainui, one of several ownership models used across the development to get people into a home.
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Aaliyah and Benjamin Armstrong and baby Leo moved into their new home 1½ months ago. The couple had previously rented in Hamilton but struggled to find suitable accommodation when they had to move out of their rental home at short notice. They spent two months living in a Hamilton garage during the Covid-19 level 4 lockdown before relocating to Papakura where they lived in Benjamin’s parents’ garage for just over a year.