A chronology of Māori housing - Key events
Updated 13 Apr 2021
This timeline charts the changing institutional framework and public organisations of New Zealand's housing sector, with a focus on institutions and organisations that impact Māori housing
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Created byMatthew Rout
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Kiwisaver - startedPapakainga Lending Scheme - endsSpecial Housing Action Zones - endsCommunity Owned Rural Rental Housing Loans - endsLow Deposit Rural Lending Scheme - endsMāori Demonstration Partnership Fund - startsMaori Demonstration Partnership Fund - endsKainga Whenua loans - startRural Housing Programme - endsMinistry of Housing - createdHousing Corporation of New Zealand - splitCommunity Housing Ltd - createdMinistry of Social PolicySocial Housing Unit - createdMinistry of Social Development - responsibilityMinistry of Housing and Urban Development - createdHousing Survey ActFair Rents ActFirst election under Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral systemKiwibuild - startsKainga Ora - createdHousing New Zealand Corporation changed to Housing New Zealand (HNZ)Housing Accords and Special Housing AreasHousing Accord and Special Housing Areas - expiredHome Ownership Mortgage Insurance Scheme Pilot - startsHousing ActState Housing Scheme - startsNeedy Families Scheme - startsHousing Division of the Ministry of Works - createdHousing Improvement ActState Housing qualifying test - startsPrefabricated State Houses - startsNational Housing Council of New Zealand - createdGroup Building Scheme - startsHousing ActMinister of Housing portfolio - createdFamily Benefit: Capitalisation for housing - startsFamily Benefit: Capitalisation for housing - changesEligibility to state housing: Points system - startsState Housing: Rent setting formula - startsState House sales - stopsHome Ownership Savings ActHome Ownership Savings Accounts Scheme - startsState Housing Fixed Term Tenancies - startsFamily Benefit Capitalisation for housing purposes - changedIncome-related rents for state tenants - restartsFamily Benefit Capitalisation for Housing Purposes - stopsHomestart Deposit Scheme - startsHome Equity Conversion Mortgage - startsStatement of Government Policy on Housing and AccommodationHousing Corporation subsidised mortgages: Interest rate increasedState House, Māori housing pool - startsCommunity Funding Agency - createdFull market rents for State Houses - second roundState House sales - restartsTenure Protection Allowance - startsAccommodation Supplement - changedFull market rents for State Houses - third roundSpecial Transfer Allowance - startsState Houses - rent freezeRural Housing Scheme - startsHousing Policy transferred to the Department of Social WelfareAllocation System for State Housing - startsTenure Protection Allowance - stopsSpecial Transfer Allowance - stopsHousing Corporation Community Renewal programme - startsCommunity Group Housing Rent Relief Fund - startsHousing New Zealand Limited - mergedCommunity Housing Limited - mergedHousing Corporation of New Zealand - mergedAuckland City Council pensioner housing sold to Housing New Zealand CorporationHousing Innovation Fund - startsDepartment of Building and Housing - createdRural Housing Programme - extendedCommunity Housing Rent Support Scheme - startsHome Ownership Scheme - extendedHNZC integration with MSDHouse Prices Unit: Final report releasedAffordable Housing: Enabling Territorial Authorities ActShared Equity Home Ownership Pilot Scheme - startsWelcome Home Loan Mortgage Insurance Scheme - extendedState House sales - restartHousing Shareholders Advisory Group - createdGateway Housing Scheme for First Home-Buyers - startsHousing Policy relocated to the Department of Building and HousingSocial Housing Fund - startsGateway Housing Scheme for First Home Buyers - stopsMBIE - createdTamaki Redevelopment Company - createdKainga Whenua Scheme - changedFirstHome Scheme - startsSpecial Housing Areas - locations announcedKainga Whenua Infrastructure Grant - startsHousing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act 2013: Additional regions/districts addedSocial housing transferred to the Ministry of Social DevelopmentMinisterial Direction on Eligibility for Social HousingIncome-related rent subsidy extended to registered community housing providersCommunity Housing Regulatory Authority - createdSocial Housing Fund - extendedMaori Housing Strategy - launchedImport Tariffs on Building Supplies - suspendedSocial Housing - first community provider registeredCommunity Finance Pilot Scheme - startsKiwiSaver Homestart Scheme - First home buyers assistanceTamaki Transformation Programme: Announcement of the transfer of state housing assetsHousing Support Assistance Programme - changedGovernment Contingency Fund - startsTenancy Laws - changedSocial Housing - increase AucklandSocial Housing Reform (Transactions Mandate) Bill - startsTransfer of state houses to the Tāmaki Redevelopment CompanyKiwiSaver Homestart Scheme - changedEmergency Housing Providers - fast-trackedResidential Tenancies Act - amendedVulnerable Housing Funds - startKiwisaver Homestart Scheme - changedHousing First funding - startsSocial Housing funding - increasesHousing Accords and Special Housing Areas - extendedEmergency Housing Fund - changedSocial Housing Purchasing Strategy releasedState House sales - stopAuckland Housing Relocation Grant - stopsAccommodation Supplement - changedMinistry of Housing and Urban Development - createdHousing First Programme - changedKiwiBuild Scheme - registration of interestPublic Housing Plan 2018-2022Housing New Zealand Corporation - social objectives instatedSocial Housing: Appointment of the ‘regulatory authority’ and the ‘social housing agency’Housing and Urban Development Authority - createdHousing Accords and Special Housing Areas - stopsNational Housing ConferenceHome Ownership ActFamily Benefits (Home Ownership) Amendment ActHome Ownership Savings Scheme - changedHome Ownership Account Scheme - stopsMaori Housing Amendment ActNative DepartmentDepartment of Māori Affairs - createdMinistry of Maori Affairs - createdIwi Transition Agency - createdDepartment of Maori Affairs - splitTe Puni Kōkiri - createdHunn ReportTown and Country Planning ActReserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment ActHobsonville Land Company - createdHobsonville Land Company - changes to HLCHLC - mergedHousing New Zealand - mergedKiwiBuild - mergedMortgage Corporation - mergedState Advances Office - mergedHousing Corporation of New Zealand - createdHousing Corporation of New Zealand required to return a surplusHousing New Zealand no longer required to return a surplusHousing Restructuring (Incomes Related Rent) Amendment ActHousing Corporation of New Zealand no longer required to return a surplusWorkers' Dwelling ActMortgage Corporation - createdNative Housing ActFirst State HouseNative Affairs home loans - endDepartment of Māori Affairs - income-related loans - startHousing Improvement RegulationsNative Affairs, Special Māori Housing Fund - startState House sales - startsTenancy Act - 'fair rents' for state housesState House sales - stopsState House sales - restartHousing Corporation of New Zealand - createdPapakainga Lending Scheme - startsResidential Tenancies ActHousing New Zealand - createdState Advances Office - createdHousing Branch of the Labour Department merged with State Advances OfficeState Advances Corporation - createdDepartment of Housing Construction - createdFull market rents for State Houses - startsBuilding ActBuilding ActResource Management ActAccommodation Supplement - startsTe Ture Whenua ActPapakainga Loan Scheme - deposit reducedState housing income-related rents - reinstatedHousing New Zealand Corporation - createdLow Deposit Rural Lending (LDRL) scheme - startedSpecial Housing Action Zones - startsRural Housing Programme - startsCommunity Owned Rural Rental Housing Loans - startsHNZC Options and Advice Service - starts3% home loans - expandedInfluenza pandemic exposes Māori living conditions17% of Māori population living in cities26% of Māori population living in cities62% of Māori population living in citiesWaiapu County Māori housing surveyDepartment of Native Affairs national housing surveyDepartment of Native Affairs Panure housing surveyCensus reveals disparity between Māori and non-Māori housingCensus reveals disparities in Māori and non-Māori housing amenitiesLocal Government ActAffordable Housing: Enabling Territorial Authorities Act - RepealedLocal Government Amendment Act 1989Periods
Liberal GovernmentReform GovernmentUnited GovernmentUnited-Reform GovernmentFirst National GovernmentSecond Labour GovernmentSecond National GovernmentThird Labour GovernmentThird National GovernmentFourth Labour GovernmentFourth National GovernmentFifth Labour GovernmentFifth National GovernmentSixth Labour GovernmentFirst Labour Government
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