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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 ?

MAIHI Recommendations

The "Māori and Iwi Housing Maori housing problems exist
Innovation Framework for regardless of COVID-19.

Government cannot fix them
Action" was launched by
alone. Neither can Māori.
government (the Ministry of
Housing and Urban
To move forward, diverse
Development) during
leaders must work together.
Lockdown 1.
We believe Te Matapihi should:
1. Collaborate
MAIHI offers a major
opportunity to make
system-wide change, right
Create further regular
now. It aims to stop adding
opportunities for Māori
to Māori suffering which
housing providers to
started generations ago.
meet and share
knowledge.
It recognises the current
system is not working. And
Facilitate regular
challenges government
engagement between
agencies:
Māori and the Crown -
to advance MAIHI and
To work together more
monitor progress.
effectively.
To make stronger
Invite other experts to
investment into Māori
contribute - to explore
housing.
other pathways to
To partner with Māori
achieve housing
organisations, by
solutions.
supporting kaupapa
2. Plan
Maori housing solutions.

MAIHI could be
Develop and
transformational. The
implement a National
challenge now is to bring it
Māori housing plan. To
to life. And apply it across all
focus on actions that
types of Māori housing (see
have the most impact.
diagram on page 7).
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