We were in $76k debt. We turned that around and bought our whare
“It was normal to be in debt for me, growing up I never had anything to save.”
Partners, Mirihana Patu and Gloria Rehu, have purchased their first home in Inglewood Taranaki - back on Mirihana’s whenua and close to her parents.
They share how getting out of debt and purchasing their first home through Ka Uruora, an Iwi-led housing scheme, impacted every part of their lives - like their health and wellness.
“We honestly think that anything and everything is possible now. If we can do this, when we came from $76,000 of debt and then we’re in a place of now being able to save and living near our whānau, just anything’s possible.”
In this new Re: News series, My First Whare, made in partnership with Westpac, we hear about how financial education changed the lives of five whānau, and how it helped them buy their first home. Watch the full series here on TVNZ+
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We were in $76k debt. We turned that around and bought our whare
Mirihana Patu and Gloria Rehu share how they managed to buy their first home after being in debt.
