Published! Cultures, Communities and design

With the cost of housing – to own or to rent – increasing dramatically in the past 3-5 years Māori are increasingly experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness. The opportunity to fund local housing research to support local community decision-making coincided with growing concerns about Māori housing and rising interest in Papakāinga (i.e., clusters of houses on Māori multiple-owned land). Kaupapa Māori research seemed most suitable for this task. Kaupapa Māori researchers are committed to collaboration, building capacity and societal transformation through decolonisation and the return of Māori land.... Read More in Chapter 18, Page 192.

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