Headline: Green Party housing package better for Maori
“The Green Party’s housing package offers the best solutions for Māori because it deals with both home ownership and gives whānau who rent a fair go too,” said Green Party Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidate Marama Davidson.
“The Green Party launched our Home for Life housing policy at Ratana at the beginning of the year. We have a long standing commitment to improving housing for whānau Māori.
“Our hosing policy allows whānau to rent to own their homes. So they don’t need to get a loan at all. A family’s normal rent payment becomes a payment to own their home.
“The Green Policy is a loan free and affordable way for whānau to own a home. Many Māori are paying rent to pay someone else’s mortgage. Under our plan your rent would pay your own mortgage.
“Our housing policy also helps those families who will still be renting by giving them more rental security so they can’t just be kicked out of their home.
“Our policy would limit rent increases to only once a year and stop arbitrary and unexpected rent hikes by putting limits on how much landlords can increase rents.
“We would give tenants a right of renew on rental agreements to encourage people to have longer term rental arrangements. That gives families real security in their rental homes.
“Our warrant of fitness for rental homes will mean all houses have to be warm, dry and have the basics and that landlords will have to make sure they are properly maintained.
“Our Green housing policy is a comprehensive blueprint for better housing and is better for Māori.”
Ms Davidson will be addressing a housing rally in Maraenui on Tuesday afternoon.
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Contact:
Marama Davidson, Green Party candidate, 021 025 88302
Jack Tautokai McDonald, Communications Assistant, 027 759 1680 / jack [dot] mcdonald [at] greens [dot] org [dot] nz
Authorised by Metiria Turei, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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If you actually believe your housing policy is better, then why not work together with Mana to develop a broader policy by uniting to reach wider numbers who are in need, I’m sure Mana would work closely with you to achieve objectives relating to renting etc. The record shows that Mana has supported the Greens in Parliament over the last few years…in fact up until the By-election I’d always thought that Marama was a Mana supporter…
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