July 06, 2017
Taurima champions for the homeless in Manurewa
Newly selected Maori Party candidate for Tamaki Makaurau Shane Taurima is taking on the Manurewa Business Association on behalf of those living rough on the streets in the South Auckland suburb.
Taurima is less than a month into his role but already he's making his presence felt.
He's been busy canvassing rough sleepers for possible solutions to remedy homelessness with one suggestion of a container to hold clothing and blankets during foul weather but Taurima says the Manurewa Business Association has blocked this proposal.
"I engaged with Maurewa Business Association last week and said why are you blocking the request from the community of Manurewa to actually put a container, a container that they've secured in the township so that it actually provides a bit of shelter for the gears and the clothing and the blankets and I'm still waiting for an answer from them," says the Maori Party candidate for Tamaki Makaurau, Shane Taurima.
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