Maria is extremely grateful to Monte Cecilia Housing Trust for finding her somewhere to stay but while it offers comfort, it also puts her life in limbo. The constant house-hunting and instability leaves Maria exhausted.
Monte Cecilia Housing Trust chief executive Bernie Smith says too many Pacific families in south Auckland are falling into debt.
Monte Cecilia Housing Trust chief executive Bernie Smith says the organisation has helped 170 families find accommodation this year.
But Monte Cecilia Housing Trust CEO Bernie Smith says the Government just wants to be seen doing something about the housing crisis, and isn't paying enough attention to social housing.
Watch Bernie Smith discuss why Pasifika people as one of the poorest and most disadvantaged groups in New Zealand are bearing the brunt of the housing crisis.