The Labour Party says, if elected, it will get more than 20,000 Māori into home ownership with a $20 million boost for support services.
Kelvin Davis Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
The party's Māori development spokesperson, Kelvin Davis, made the announcement at its Māori campaign launch in Auckland today.
He said Māori home ownership rates had fallen from half to a quarter in the last 30 years, and his party would invest $20m in community groups and services such as budgeting advisers.
The party also announced other measures, including letting iwi access collective mortgages to build on iwi land.
A special Māori Housing Unit would also be created within the party's proposed Affordable Housing Authority.