March 23, 2018
Church trust backs social housing development
A new public housing development opened in Mangere today providing warm, dry and safe homes for five families just in time for winter.
The Massey Rd development was funded by the Methodist church-affiliated Te Taha Maori Property Trust, and will receive on-going support from the Ministry of Social Development.
The five homes will cater to mainly Maori and Pacific families.
Associate Housing and Urban Development Minister Jenny Salesa says while the project was initiated under the previous government, the current government welcomes its opening as more public housing means less families in desperate living conditions.
The five homes will cater to mainly Maori and Pacific families.
Airedele Trust, which managed the project, is also working on a nearby Matanikolo development for Lotofale'ia Tongan Methodist Parish, which is expected to open later this year.
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