11 Nov 2025

A blueprint for iwi-led housing in New Zealand?

From Nights, 8:30 pm on 11 November 2025

In Vancouver, the Squamish Nation is building an apartment complex on its reserve land which will be home to at least 9,000 residents. Under Canadian law, no council permission is required to build on reserves. The Spinoff's senior writer Joel McManus discusses whether this could be the future of iwi-led housing in Aotearoa.