Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Rawiri Waititi is announcing that Te Pāti Māori will oppose the Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Amendment Bill that the Government is passing through all stages under urgency this week.
“This is a terrible bill. It is being passed only to let landlords off the hook by giving them an extra year to comply with the healthy homes standards. Te Pāti Māori will not stand for it” said Mr Waititi.
“These changes speak to the double standards that the state applies to those with power and wealth who don’t comply with law, and those without, as our people know too well. These double standards are racist, classist, and born out of a colonial mindset.
“For tangata whenua, landlords complying with these healthy homes standards couldn’t be more important; more than 50 percent of Māori are renters, 30,000 tamariki are hospitalised each year from unhealthy homes and 33 percent of all Māori will shift residence every three years.
“The justifications given for this extra year-long delay are a total cop out. Another year means 30,000 more sick tamariki.
“Cold, damp, and rundown houses are literally killing our people. Māori are often having to deal with supposedly third world conditions like rheumatic fever due to the disgusting state of the rental market in this country.
“We strongly and wholeheartedly oppose this legislation and call on this Government to withdraw it and do what’s right by renters in Aotearoa” said Mr Waititi.
Most landlords benefitted from capital gains especially if they sold their homes a year or so ago, they would have made big profits. Then some had a bloody cheek to moan about losing the tax rebate they had been receiving for many years. The word greed comes to mind here many have had long time to get their rental properties up to scratch frankly it’s not good enough.
If you read John Minto article re state housing it says a lot about this governments policy of kindness.
Re Maori housing why is there not more done with the settlements that tribes have been given over the years. In Christchurch much of the retail areas are Maori owned but I am not sure if they are involved in any of the large scale house building that is going on.
Trev u expect our tribes to use the pittance they got for TOW settlements. We are also tax payers we deserve to be treated fairly and we haven’t.
Trevor, I don’t envy Jacinda Arderns’ leadership. Collectively we must sound like a bunch of ungrateful adult children. I’m greatful we have a leader who tries her best to guage the nation and cater to our wants. We, the people in NZ need to support our leads hip and let them know I needs and experiences. Not like children, but by our contributions to our collective good. JMO.
Here’s how:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-house/audio/2018868602/submitting-to-parliament-but-in-a-good-way
Trev u expect our tribes to use the pittance they got for TOW settlements. We are also tax payers we deserve to be treated fairly and we haven’t.
The bulk of rental properties not up to scratch are those belonging to the state that is why the extension was needed. Initially they gave themselves an extra year but like most thinks Labour organise it was not on target . Most good private landlords are compliant it’s the poor ones who, are not who are the greedy ones .Here again renters have been let down by this government as they only appointed 27 inspectors to keep check of the thousands of rentals
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