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All parties on Housing
Housing · Party position

Te Pāti Māori on Housing

Build more public homes; stop speculation on land

Te Pāti Māori says it will build and support more public and affordable homes. It wants to make it easier to build homes on Māori ancestral land. It also says it will take action to stop people buying up land and leaving it empty to make money, including acting on vacant properties. The party says everyone deserves a warm, safe home — not waiting lists or overcrowding.

What they say they'll do

  • Build and support more public and affordable homes
  • Make it easier to build homes on Māori/ancestral land
  • Stop speculation and land-banking, including action on vacant properties
  • Use revenue from taxing the wealthiest to fund housing

Who this affects

People on housing waiting lists
The party says people should have homes rather than waiting lists or overcrowding, and plans to build more public and affordable homes.
Māori whānau with ancestral land
The party says it will make it easier to build homes on Māori and ancestral land, which could allow more whānau to house themselves on land they already hold.
Renters and first-home buyers
The party says it will take action against property speculation and land-banking, including on vacant properties, which it frames as contributing to the housing shortage.

In their own words

“A warm, safe, secure home is not a luxury. It is the ground everything else stands on: health, education, safety, stability, and hope.”
“Our people deserve homes, not waiting lists, overcrowding, or speculation.”
“Stop speculation and land-banking (including action on vacant properties).”
Verify at Te Pāti Māori — official policy page

Summarised neutrally from Te Pāti Māori’s own official policy (as at 2026-09-09) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Housing →

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