30 May 2022

Red tape at banks stopping Maori building papakainga

From First Up, 5:18 am on 30 May 2022

They held on to their land through war and confiscations or fought to get it back, but now they can't build on it. Longform Journalist Ella Stewart has done a deep dive into how red tape and barriers at the bank are stopping Maori from building papakainga. She visited Ngati Whatua Orakei who have built ten new whare for kaumatua to live in collectively. Here's trust chairperson Marama Royal on the highs and lows they have faced.