Social Integration

According to an article published in the New Zealand Herald entitled, "Govt may invest more in Housing First - Bennett," it discuss the issue of homelessness faced by those who live in New Zealand. There are currently about 40,000 homeless people in New Zealand with the majority being from the Maori tribe. The people who are homeless are not who you typically think of as homeless but are working and just cannot make enough to make ends meet. The government is trying to follow an idea known as Housing First which was developed in Canada to help provide more housing to those who need it. What is a bit challenging about enacting this is that the national government doesn't seem to what to take part while other parties like the Maori and Greens parties. After colonization by the British, the Maori population declined as their tribe was introduced to disease by the settlers. They had to fight for their land and currently only make up a small portion of all who live in New Zealand. It is great to see that an issue like this is making headlines in their paper as it is a serious issue. The poor indigenous Maori tribe is still being displaced and facing problems long after colonization. I hope that soon the Maori will be given more respect and the proper treatment as they were in New Zealand look before the British colonized the land. 

This is an image of Maori warriors showing a bit of their culture