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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 and ancestral land
  • Stop speculation and land-banking
  • Take action on vacant properties
  • Use tax revenue from the wealthiest to fund housing

Who this affects

People on housing waiting lists
The party says it will build more public and affordable homes, which it says would reduce waiting lists and overcrowding.
Māori whānau wanting to build on ancestral land
The party says it will make it easier to build homes on Māori or ancestral land, removing current barriers to doing so.
Renters and those priced out of housing
The party says it will act against speculation and land-banking, including on vacant properties, as part of addressing housing affordability.

In their own words

“A warm, safe, secure home is not a luxury. … Our people deserve homes, not waiting lists, overcrowding, or speculation.”
“Make it easier to build homes on Maori/ancestral land.”
“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 2026-06-23) 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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