Govt to Sell State Houses to The Non - Profit sector

Kei te whai whakaaro te kawanatanga ki te hoko atu i etahi o nga whare kei raro i tona mana ki nga ropu aa iwi. I haere atu a Hinerangi Goodman ki te korero ...

Under the Government's offer to sell state housing to the non profit third sector such as iwi and other interested community groups. We caught up with the CEO Ngati Awa to gain his thoughts. An old Maori proverb says that without feathers a bird cannot fly. Carefully negotiating the Governments State Housing sell off could also lead to achieving the best possible outcomes for iwi. The Government wants to sell state housing to iwi and other interested groups so it can leverage the assets to build more social housing. There are 400 state houses in Whakatane with an estimated government value of $80 million. At present, there are several other iwi who are already in talks with Housing NZ about transferring some state houses to the non profit third sector. An opportunity which is open to those who are ready. Hinerangi Goodman, Te Karere.