5. Question No. 5—Housing (Māori Housing)SORAYA PEKE-MASON (Labour) to the Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing)Question No. 5—Housing (Māori Housing)5. SORAYA PEKE-MASON (Labour) to the Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing): What progress has the Government made towards delivery of housing for Māori?Hon WILLIE JACKSON (Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing)): When we came into Government the housing challenges whānau Māori were facing were incredibly significant. As a Government we took action and we set ambitious goals. So I am proud to stand here today and advise the House that we are delivering. Through the Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga programme we have contracted and approved 1018 homes for delivery and at the end of March 2023 of the 1000 homes to be delivered we have approved and commenced building 1018. Of the 700 homes for repairs and maintenance we have approved and delivered up to 415 across the motu and of the 2700 sites requiring infrastructure support we have approved up to 1615.Soraya Peke-Mason: How does partnership with Māori provide better housing outcomes for whānau?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Partnership is always incredibly important as the House knows and this Government has heard loud and clear that iwi hapū and other Māori entities are in a position to drive locally led solutions. All that is needed from central government is to enable this shift to occur. The value of the partnerships with Māori is driven by the Government acknowledging that it cannot achieve these housing outcomes on its own. Through testing one of the pathways with iwi-led prototypes we can drive better housing outcomes for whānau. We can do this through delivering Māori housing to a scale and at a pace that has never been achieved before and taking a by Māori for Māori approach to support and enable iwi and Māori to succeed through partnership and co-design.Soraya Peke-Mason: How are these homes creating transformational change for whānau?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Increasing the number of affordable housing for whānau Māori will also support other indicators of whānau wellbeing including proximity to their marae and for many returning to their ancestral whenua the chance to reconnect with wider whānau. In Te Tairāwhiti through Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga iwi are prototyping a rent-to-own housing delivery model on whenua Māori at pace and scale. The key to their housing programme is that whānau who will receive their new-build homes must undertake a housing literacy course to learn how to look after their home commit and attend a te reo Māori course and commit to support marae and community events. In this approach the housing delivery is a key piece that drives transformational change for whānau.Soraya Peke-Mason: How is the Government's investment in the delivery of Māori housing supporting efforts to respond to recent weather events?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Through established place-based partnerships and funding provided by Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga Kānoa and iwi-funding relationships iwi have been able to drive a quick response to the recent weather events. In 2022 Toitu Tairawhiti Housing Limited and Kānoa built a construction facility in Gisborne through a joint venture with an established off-site manufacturing firm to accelerate the delivery of housing in Gisborne and the wider East Coast. When the recent extreme weather hit the construction facility supported by the Gisborne community was in a ready position to build temporary cabins for displaced whānau quickly. That site is now building at pace and starting to transport cabins to various sites. The Māori housing strategy is just going so well and I want to compliment all our Ministers and particularly Minister Megan Woods who's been leading it for us. Kia ora.