Over 20 years experience assisting mana whenua achieve their land and community development aspirations.
At UIRA, I work with you at strategic and or project management levels to achieve YOUR land and community development aspirations.
From VISION to IMPLEMENTATION, I navigate with you the complex challenges associated with developing whenua Maori and Treaty Settlement land with care, expertise, tikanga and practical solutions that deliver results.
I have over 20 years experience providing hundreds of whanau and roopu Maori with innovative, quality affordable housing solutions from SOCIAL to AFFORDABLE rental housing models to INNOVATIVE home ownership schemes.
I bring with me a wealth of knowledge and a wide and varied network to benefit my clients and projects.
Property Development
Turning Vision into Reality
As an experienced Property Development Manager, I help manage all aspects of your project from start to finish, from concept to delivery.
I ensure projects honour tikanga while meeting regulatory requirements, are well-coordinated and fit for purpose. Every project is managed with care, efficiency, and a focus on achieving outcomes on time and on budget.
Governance
Set and monitor Strategic Direction
As an experienced and certified Director and Governor I work closely with and on Governance boards to provide informed guidance that strengthens great decision-making and strategic planning for housing and community development. By combining practical experience with a deep understanding of both Maori and general land frameworks, I help ensure leadership teams make thoughtful, forward-looking choices that support and transform long-term growth, sustainability, and community well-being, in the context of property development and provision of quality, affordable, residential housing.
Funding & Finance Strategies
Pushing the boundaries
Securing the right funding and finance is crucial to delivering successful projects. Whanau fundraising; Government resources or Bank finance are all relevant. I help you identify, access and manage the resources needed to achieve your objectives. I enjoy creating and advocating for, bespoke finance models and mortgage products that assist whanau into quality affordable housing:
shared equity
perpetual long term lease ownership
build and leaseback models
build to rent
social housing
Kainga Whenua loans
bespoke bank finance
Papakainga & Community development
Reconnecting whanau and whenua
I have built over 100 Papakainga homes with Maori land Trusts and housed hundreds of whanau Maori since 2008. Implementing Papakainga is complex by nature, often with additional and unique restrictions and requirements not found in General land property development projects. My experienced guidance alongside, helps save you time and resource and find appropriate, informed solutions faster.
As you prepare the whenua for development, it is important to prepare your people for the opportunity. Education Workshops are invaluable and increase the success rate of your housing uptake and whanau feel part of the process. I have designed and delivered many varied educational Workshops for clients to assist their overall development objectives. These include financial literacy; budget advice; explaining legal planning processes and legal documents and obligations within different housing models; household care and maintenance e.g. optimising solar power usage; preparing rental housing for inspection.
A helpful free Papakainga educational planning resource I co-designed is Te Keteparaha mo nga Papakainga. You can find Te Keteparaha on the WBOPDC website.
Structure
Great structure - everyone needs it.
Getting structure right is critical to minimise risk and maximise tax efficiencies especially if you are both property developer and Community Housing Provider. I have managed the construction of many housing projects that then feed into growing your housing portfolio to be managed by your housing team. Already there are three layers of structure to this type of model of delivery - Construction, Housing governance (strategic) and Tenancy Management (operational), there is a lot to consider and I can assist you.
Connecting the dots between aspirations and delivery, individual housing and thriving communities.
Connect
Victoria Carroll
P: 021 123 456
E: victoria@uiraconsulting.co.nz
