With a shared passion for retaining diversity and by looking at opportunities and challenges through a lens of social equity, the Paekākāriki Housing Trust are active facilitators, strategists and advocates who work alongside their community to imagine and realise practical win-win solutions to housing difficulties in Paekākāriki.

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Formed in 2016, by a small group of locals, the Trust purchased a house through 100% funding from their community and partnered with local iwi and social providers for another. Through the Covid-19 lockdown, the Trust worked tirelessly as an emergency housing provider and as a payoff now manage a small clutch of rental properties in the village. They continue to commission environmental work to understand the housing capacity of the whenua and awa; explore funding models and design principles; and build relationships with central and local government. You can read about their projects and funding models here.

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If you have ideas, expertise or time to share, the Paekākāriki Housing Trust welcome you with open arms. Even if you have just an hour or two - get in touch. We can certainly put it to good use! 

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

― Margaret Mead.   ​​​​​