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Maori now have a better opportunity to build on ancestral land
after the government has agreed to changes to
the Kainga Whenua grants this week.
Associate Minister for Housing Tariana Turia says
the changes will allow a wider group of Maori
to have access to the loans.
Hapu, whanau and Maori land trusts have previously faced barriers
in applying for grants and loans because of their unique structure.
Kiwibank is the first of the banks to have support the scheme,
the new changes will also apply to land that hapu and iwi receive
from the Treaty settlements.