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Mary Kelleher, of Kombi Nation, and pilot Willie Morton at Bay of Islands Airport with star and poppy banners raising money for the RSA and Starship Hospital. Photo / Supplied
Mary Kelleher, of Kombi Nation, and pilot Willie Morton at Bay of Islands Airport with star and poppy banners raising money for the RSA and Starship Hospital. Photo / Supplied
Northern Advocate
Knitted banners
A pair of hand-knitted poppy and star banners have ended their four-week flight around New Zealand with a series of stops in Northland for locals to add their Anzac tributes. Organiser Melanie Salisbury said volunteer pilots had delivered the banners to each destination where they were added to by local crafters. Donations were collected along the way and the completed star would be donated to the Starship Foundation and the poppy to the RSA. Northland stops included Dargaville, Kaitaia, Kerikeri and
$5.5 million funding boost for Māori trades and training
15 Mar, 2021 12:02 AM
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Rotorua Daily Post
Whānau and communities in Tairāwhiti-East Coast, Northland-Tai Tokerau and the Bay of Plenty are set to benefit from a $5.5 million funding boost for Māori trades and training.
One of the organisations included is Minginui Nursery in the Bay of Plenty. Overall the funding aims to help up to 150 Māori train and gain qualifications.
Development and employment minister Carmel Sepuloni said the funding recipients were Maniaia SAFE Forestry School and the ICONIQ Group in Tairāwhiti-East Coast, North Drill Ltd in Northland-Tai Tokerau and Minginui Nursery in the Bay of Plenty.
Minister for Social Development and Employment
WhÄnau and communities in TairÄwhiti-East Coast, Northland-Tai Tokerau and the Bay of Plenty are set to benefit from a funding boost for MÄori Trades and Training, Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni announced today.
âThe Government is continuing to support MÄori into work and training by investing $5.5m to help up to 150 MÄori train and gain qualifications.
âThe funding recipients are Maniaia SAFE Forestry School and the ICONIQ Group in TairÄwhiti-East Coast, North Drill Ltd in Northland-Tai Tokerau and Minginui Nursery in the Bay of Plenty.
âThe four funding recipients are providing high quality programmes to help their regionsâ rangatahi get the training and qualifications they need to find long-term jobs in their local communities.