What it's like living next to your marae and iwi

By Re: News in partnership with Westpac

“We had my cousin delivering watercress the other weekend. We have our kaumatua neighbour next door bring our rubbish bin in. It's just the whole feeling of manaakitanga that we can give to them, and they can give to us, and it just fits.” 

Heneriata Paringatai and Josh Hurae have purchased their first home in Hastings through a shared equity scheme in partnership with Waingākau housing development. 

They invite us into their whare and share what living in a modern day papakāinga with over 100 whānau feels like. 

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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I was a renter all my life. Now I’ve bought my first home

Solo-dad Karlos Ruakere says his first house is more than just a home, as it’s for his mum and daugh

How financial education from our iwi helped us avoid bankruptcy

Crystal and Russell Hockley had so much debt they considered going bankrupt.

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.

What it's like living next to your marae and iwi

Heneriata Paringatai and Josh Hurae share their experience of living in a modern day papakāinga.

‘It hits different cos it’s ours’: What owning our whare means to our whānau

CJ Gilbert and Kataraina Davis give a glimpse into what it’s like living on a modern-day papakāinga.