Paul, a Foundation committee member and Māori housing expert, says the consequences are particularly significant for tangata whenua. The Foundation says replacing dedicated Māori funding with contestable funding forces Māori housing providers to compete against other organisations for resources. For Paul, that framework also needs to recognise Te Tiriti and rangatiratanga. The Foundation is calling for stronger accountability mechanisms, including renewed consideration of a housing commissioner overseeing Crown decisions and an independent mechanism where Māori make decisions about Māori housing. And the warning from this latest review is stark — on both housing rights and Te Tiriti, Aotearoa is heading in the wrong direction.