IndigenuityⓇ

It’s been 2 years of distraction since the first lock down. In that same time house prices have almost double in some areas. Let’s get back to our action plans of first home, occupy whenua and investments. As indigenous people our mokopuna should not be tenants in their own country

My first Guest speaker Te Taru White. My dad speaking about his time during the Fiscal Envelope days, settling Treaty grievances for the government in the 1990s. I'm fortunate I was raised around this choice koroua. Geological Engineer Former General Manager of TPK,  Former Kaihautū of Te Papa Former General Manager of Te Puia

A kaupapa to keep sharing with my followers on how I self represented in the Māori Land Court. My goal is to break the whānau cycle of holding secrets for poor whānau ethics, greed and intra-oppression (the oppressed now opress) and instead share the experience for others to follow the solutions that worked for me. The theme of Mondays will be Māori Land. No I am not open for individual consultati...

Kiwisaver can feel complex. Last episode you will have learned How To withdraw your Kiwisaver. And here are some more FAQs about Kiwisaver to help you buy your First Home.

This topic is in two parts (this is part 1). How To Use Kiwisaver starts with all the documents you require as part of your portfolio (Week 2). Once you collect all these documents in to your portfolio you are ready to start applying for your Kiwisaver withdrawal and apply for the Homestart Grant from Housing NZ.

Everyone must start here - from the High Income to the Low Income aspiring Home Owners. 'Clean Banking' is like going on a diet, purging yourself of habits and creating some fresh basic ones for good financial health.

Portfolios are a folder/envelope/book where you collect all of your essential documents for applying for a home loan. Same goes for business lending or anytime you are asking for money! These instructions are magic - trust me. If you are a nuisance for the Lender/Bank Manager/Broker, you may get put to the bottom of the pile. Or worse, they may make assumptions about you - and you get declined. Li...

Defining your version will keep you going when the journey gets rough. Understand your vision before anything else. Finance, property, land law can be difficult. That is why there are well paid experts in these fields. Why would anyone need to specialise their career in something that is easy? They are challenging barriers but if your vision is strong it will pull you through,

My long term business vision is for all Māori to be land owners...again. Because I believe that along with our reo and tikanga, whenua is also an essential part of who we are. It is what makes us Indigenous in the first place. Indigeneity is a location specific adjective; you are indigenous to a place. Colonisation works most effectively when you a sever a tie to a an element of a people's se...