Article – Closing The Gap Much has been written about the reasons contributing to the crisis in housing affordability in New Zealand and its immediate and longer term consequences. This paper draws on research and commentary about how we got here and what can be done to help people …
Much has been written about the reasons contributing to the crisis in housing affordability in New Zealand and its immediate and longer term consequences. This paper draws on research and commentary about how we got here and what can be done to help people in Aotearoa New Zeaand have a decent home, whether through owning it or renting/leasing it.
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Samantha Buck of Inspire decorating company in Masterton said they took on an extra two apprentices thanks to the Apprentice Boost scheme. Samantha Buck, of Masterton-based decorating company Inspire, said schemes such as TTAF and Apprentice Boost helped them decide to take on more apprentices. “This time last year we were talking about whether we would be having to make redundancies with Covid.” Buck said finding skilled labour was a big issue before the pandemic as trades trainees were not coming through from secondary school. “Now being able to nab them and confidently say we can support you through your apprenticeship has been massive for us. It meant that we took on another two apprentices on top of the ones we already had.”
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