23 févr. 1937 - Many Maori communities distrust loan schemes

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A number of communities resisted housing schemes, viewing them as another way for the government to alienate their land. At Waimako the housing officer encountered little enthusiasm for government assistance in 'building them new homes, [or] repairing or enlarging their present houses in order to make them more habitable.' The community feared the consequences of failing to make repayments. In 1937 Sister Kearney of the Presbyterian Maori Mission wrote to the minister of Native Affairs about fears concerning the loans. Members of the community desired houses but 'they refuse to fill in one of those forms, for they have it firmly fixed in their minds that should they be unable to meet their obligations, the Gov. will step in and claim their lands in lieu of unpaid rent.

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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