Press Release – New Zealand Government A building that once shaped the Mori trade training industry will now revitalise the local community of tautahi and provide much needed housing for whnau Minister for Mori Development Willie Jackson announced today. The old Mori Trade Training …
A building that once shaped the Māori trade training industry will now revitalise the local community of Ōtautahi and provide much needed housing for whānau Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson announced today.
The old Māori Trade Training hostel, Te Koti Te Rato, at Rehua Marae in Christchurch has been redeveloped into six rental apartments, made up of one and two-bedroom units.
Living in a new apartment at Christchurch's Rehua Marae will help Taylor Tuhaka save money and give her daughters an understanding of their Māori culture.
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A former Christchurch hostel for Māori trade trainees has been redeveloped into six rental apartments.
Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson says Te Koti Te Rato at Rehua Marae was an important place for generations of Māori, and the $3.4 million refit means it can meet today’s needs.
He says the one and two bedroom apartments he opened today will allow whānau to be part of the life of an urban marae, living in a kaupapa Māori environment.