mar 24, 1929 - Maori home loans under Land Development scheme - start

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1929-1945

The first mortgage loans were made for Native Affairs homes between 1929 and
1945, generally for the development of housing associated with whānau dairy units
on Māori-owned land.

Source: https://www.hud.govt.nz/assets/Residential-Housing/Maori-Housing/d492576716/He-Whare-Ahuru-He-Oranga-Tangata-The-Maori-Housing-Strategy.pdf

This housing was generally rural and developed in association with the development of whānau dairy units. Houses were built on multiply-owned land as part of what was labelled the Ngata land development schemes. Nominated occupiers took responsibility for loans alongside farm development.

Source: https://www.oag.govt.nz/2011/housing-on-maori-land/part2.htm

Between 1929 and 1936, 551 houses were built as part of the land development scheme

Source: Wanhalla, A. (2006). Housing Un/healthy Bodies: Native Housing Surveys and Maori Health in New Zealand 1930-45. Health and History, 8(1), 100-120. doi:10.2307/40111531

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