“Rural
communities, local employers and at-risk rangatahi are all
set to benefit from a
$2.96m investment into five
employment and skills programmes working with 193 at-risk
rangatahi and their whanau,” Carmel Sepuloni
said.
“He Poutama Rangatahi funding will enable the
Employment Pathways Programme and the Manawa Ora Rangatahi
Life Skills Programme to provide rangatahi with holistic
pre-employment training. This will be underpinned by
intensive pastoral care, which will support rangatahi to
connect with their cultural identity through iwi, hapū and
the wider community.
“In addition, this funding will
benefit New Zealand’s economy by supporting training
within industries such as conservation, forestry,
Kaumātua Tame Pokaia has successfully lobbied to unlock whanau-owned Māori land at Oparau, near Kawhia.
A kaumātua who spent years lobbying Government agencies for access to his family’s property is now in demand from others looking to unlock the economic potential of Māori freehold land. The Pokaia Whanau Trust was awarded $305,000 by the Provincial Development Unit to build a bridge across the Oparau River near Kawhia, providing access to land which had been cut off since the 1970s. The rural property neighbours four other Māori land blocks which will benefit by having access to land for the first time in many years.
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Development of the Taranaki Crossing has entered a new
phase, with work beginning on construction of new boardwalks
across the Pouakai Tarns and the Ahukawakawa
wetland.
The upgrade consists of 720m of 1.2m wide
boardwalks from the Pouakai Hut Down to the Pouakai Tarns,
and 650m of 1.2m wide boardwalks across the Ahukawakawa
wetland.
These will replace the existing track, which
has been deteriorating, resulting in visitors diverting off
the path and onto the fragile vegetation and
eco-system.
Work on the new boardwalks commenced in
January, beginning with Karakia led by local iwi to ensure
the safe and successful passage of the construction works
Island residents pay about 175 to 200 per cent of mainland electricity prices, the mayor said. Given Stewart Island is mostly a National Park, a Dark Skies Sanctuary and was aiming to be predator free, running on diesel was not a good look, Tong said. As well as land access issues, it materialised that there was not enough wind on the island, Tong said. “The final nail was the wind readings.” The project was in a pre-development design and feasibility study stage. Putting three turbines, or possibly four, at the airport had been considered, but the structures would have been in the emergency flight path, Tong said.