Kainga tahi, kainga rua: A kaupapa Maori Response of Te Puea Memorial Marae

In the winter of 2016, Te Puea Memorial Marae (TPMM) initiated a kaupapa Maori marae-led response, opening their doors to vulnerable whanau seeking emergency housing. Following in the legacy of Te Puea Herangi, the marae answered the call of homeless whanau in Auckland and in doing so disrupted the dominant Auckland housing narrative where the government had until that time refused to acknowledge homelessness as a serious issue. In the full view of the media, TPMM not only made the reality of homelessness visible by caring for 181 people (of all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds), but named the housing situation in Auckland as a 'crisis'.