Landlords rejecting Māori from homes is such a prolific problem that people with good incomes are going to housing agencies for help.
Yesterday, RNZ spoke to Te Iwi Kemp, who had applied for 10 Christchurch rentals in the past fortnight but had either received no reply, or was told they were no longer available.
She then reapplied using the name Maria and three of the landlords got back to her.
Māni Dunlop spoke to the Kaihautu of Kahungunu Whānau Services, a Housing First provider, Ali Hamlin-Paenga.
