She then reapplied as Maria – and three of the landlords got back to her.
A wahine Māori has caught a racist landlord red-handed, after she was rejected for a property and then re-applied with a Western name.
Te Iwi Kemp has applied for 10 Christchurch rentals in the past fortnight, but was told they were no longer available.
She then reapplied as Maria – and three of the landlords got back to her.
When she told one of the landlords her real name, she says he laughed and said he didn't want her sort in his house, saying Māori wreck houses, have gangs and the drug life.
Te Iwi Kemp of Ngāti Kahu spoke with Māni Dunlop.
Link to recording: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/middayreport/audio/2018756238/wahine-maori-catches-racist-landlord-red-handed
