Ali Hamlin Paenga
Kāinga Ora needs to stay in its lane says social service provider
A social service provider wants Kāinga Ora to stay in its lane building houses, and leave tricky social work to the specialists.
Kāinga Ora has not evicted any tenants in the last three years, and… Audio
Covid-19: Mobile vaccination hits the road in Wellington
A Māori-led mobile vaccine clinic that focuses on going to emergency and transitional housing is under way in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington and is helping to curb vaccine hesitancy in the community.
…Iwi need funding to better support those in emergency housing
Iwi and Māori social service providers say they need funding to support those living in conditions described as "inhumane" at emergency housing motels. Moteliers are struggling with the complex social… Audio
Election 2020: polling staff need help with te reo
A bilingual voting booth manager wants all staff working at polling stations to be trained in how to pronounce Maori names correctly. Chief executive of Kahungunu Whanau Services Ali Hamlin-Paenga is… Audio
Landlords rejecting Māori from homes a prolific problem
Landlords rejecting Māori from homes is such a prolific problem that people with good incomes are going to housing agencies for help.
Yesterday, RNZ spoke to Te Iwi Kemp, who had applied for 10… Audio
One Year On: Māori optimistic under Labour-led govt
There are more Māori MPs in Parliament than ever before, but is it making a difference for Māori? What's happening with Whānau Ora, Crown-Māori relations and Treaty Settlements? As part of RNZ's… Audio
Crown-Maori Relations Minister continues to consult on role
It's six months into the new Labour government and the Minister for Crown-Maori Relations, Kelvin Davis, is still travelling the country working out what exactly his job is. The portfolio is the first… Audio