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The houses Minnie fought for
Before Minnie Ratima passed away in August
2020, she’d been lobbying hard — right to the
top — for affordable housing to go up in Maraenui,
and fast. PM Jacinda Ardern promised her
that this would happen and just prior to this
book going to print her daughter Soraya Longtime
drove around the Nui, and did a ‘new’
house count. “It’s awesome how much building
has gone on in eight months. Minnie would
be so happy things are happening and coming
along nicely.”
Thirty-one new homes have been or will be
completed in Maraenui in 2021, in Bledisloe
Road, Percy Spiller Ave and Kelvin Place.
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