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C O V I D - 1 9 & M Ā O R I H O U S I N G
W H A T D O W E D O N O W ?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COVID-19 impact Lockdown lessons
COVID-19 is affecting Māori Te Matapihi is the
in significant ways. It has
representative body for the
highlighted that many Māori
Māori housing sector. In
do not have secure long-
response to COVID-19 they
term homes.
hosted virtual meetings
about Māori housing
When COVID-19 was at its
throughout Lockdown 1.
worst, the government took
urgent action. They
Week after week Māori
intervened, moving
housing providers told
homeless whānau into
government about realities
motels.
on the frontline.
But should homelessness COVID-19 was causing big
exist in New Zealand in this problems. But a housing
day and age? And what crisis already existed,
happens for those whānau particularly for Māori.
now?
The system was already
And what about the larger failing, and people wanted
“Māori housing” picture? solutions. This would require
What has COVID-19 major system-wide change.
uncovered?
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