As are members of that caucus, who this morning took aim at media reporting there was a rift between Woods and the Māori caucus. In a major housing package, announced by the Government in March, there was no specific funding set aside for Māori housing. But Māori caucus member Rino Tirikatene let slip that there were "issues around the overall announcement that happened in March". She had briefed the Māori caucus on the Government's plans for Māori housing. "We talked about how it is we may best enable Māori Housing across both Whenua Māori and through iwi organisations."

Source: New Zealand Herald May 04, 2021 00:42 UTC