Waikato-Tainui Annual Report 2015

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TE WHAI

WHARE

Efforts to support our whaanau into

home ownership have increased,

beginning with a survey to identify the

housing aspirations of our people and the

obstacles preventing or delaying

home ownership.

More than 2,500 members responded to the

survey and this data has been used to inform

the development of the Waikato-Tainui Housing

Strategy for implementation in 2015.

TE TUHINGA TAHUA

Financial Literacy

Our partnership with BNZ to deliver financial

literacy workshops has supported tribal members

who aspire to purchase a house by increasing

their money management knowledge and de-

mystifying the property purchasing process. During

the year over 150 tribal members signed up for the

programme, which will be expanded in 2015-2016

along with specific home ownership workshops.

TIKANGA HOKO TUATAHI

RFR Opportunity

The Right of First Refusal (RFR) clause within our

Raupatu settlement provides an opportunity for

members to purchase ex-state houses owned

by the Crown. This clause was a key element of

our settlement as a reflection of the principle ‘I

riro whenua atu, me hoki whenua mai’ and is a

valuable way for members to enter the housing

market. Available properties are advertised on the

tribal website and members can register for email

notification on the website’s housing page.

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The Right of First Refusal (RFR) clause

within our Raupatu settlement provides an

opportunity for members to purchase ex-state

houses owned by the Crown.

I WAS SICK OF GETTING KICKED OUT

OF RENTAL PROPERTIES THAT WERE

SELLING AND CONSTANTLY HAVING

TO MOVE WITH MY FIVE KIDS SO AS

SOON AS I FOUND OUT ABOUT RFR

(THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL) I GOT

IN TOUCH WITH WAIKATO-TAINUI.

THE HOUSES AREN’T MODERN OR

FLASH BUT IT’S AWESOME KNOWING

THAT MY HOUSE IS MINE AND I

CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT TO IT

WHENEVER I WANT.

Te Uru and Jackie Jones

Homeowners

waikato-tainui annual report 2015