I noticed the longer I stayed, the more I wanted to get out of here, he said.
At one point, he and his three kids shared a queen bed. It s been very hard, the things that I have to go through.
He s not alone - MÄori are five times more likely to be homeless than Pakeha.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says it s the Government s responsibility to address this inequity and today makes an important start in that .Â
To do that, the Government has opened the financial floodgates for MÄori with more than $1 billion out the door.Â
About a third of that is for housing, with $380 million going to delivering about 1000 homes and repairing 700 MÄori-owned homes. There s also $30 million from that kitty which will go to housing projects and support services.Â
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