Luke Kirkeby12:29, Jun 01 2021
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Residential South Waikato rates are now set to increase by an average of 7.6 per cent.
South Waikato urban ratepayers can breathe a slight sigh of relief while farmers will have to tighten their belts. A second day of South Waikato District Council Long Term Plan 2021-31 deliberations has seen the council manage to reduce residential rates from increasing on average by 8 per cent following day one of deliberations to 7.6 in year one of the plan. During public consultation the council anticipated rates would rise by an average of 7.7 per cent. Although good news for many in residential areas, the same can’t be said for South Waikato farmers.
Press Release – South Waikato District Council The new South Waikato Trades Training Centre is making strong progress with the funding contracts being signed to complete the $14m project. Professional services firms have been appointed to undertake the next phases of design, engineering and …
The new South Waikato Trades Training Centre is making strong progress with the funding contracts being signed to complete the $14m project. Professional services firms have been appointed to undertake the next phases of design, engineering and cost management for the Centre.
The project is being led by the South Waikato Investment Fund Trust (SWIFT) in close liaison with Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology who will be the training provider. The Centre was awarded a Government grant of $10.84 million in August last year and is being co-funded with a $1 million grant from Trust Waikato and SWIFT covering the balance of the costs.
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Backers of a new South Waikato Trades Training Centre are keen to engage with local iwi Raukawa and the Pacific Islands community as they move to fast track development.
The South Waikato Investment Fund Trust s Bruce Sherman says a $10.8 million government grant announced in August means the trust has been able to appoint professional services firms to undertake the next phases of design and engineering for the $14 million centre, which will offer courses from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.
He says a key measure of success will be to create a place where young Māori and Pasifika culturally acknowledged and supported as study.