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Project helps connect rural mothers in Tasman region
27 Jan, 2021 09:30 PM
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The Country
A new project is helping to improve wellbeing outcomes for mothers in the rural settlement of Tapawera in the Tasman region.
The Tapawera Connect Trust has started a mothers group to strengthen connectedness and build social resilience in the community.
The trust was set up using $20,000 from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI s) Rural Community Hubs programme fund, to investigate initiatives to support the community.
MPI s director of Rural Communities and Farming Support, Nick Story, said the programme aimed to empower isolated communities to tackle challenges they faced.
Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 3:09 pm
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is funding a
new marae-based project to help Kaipara residents grow their
own food.
The first of four educational hui will be
held this month to teach people how to transform their
backyards into food bowls.
MPI is providing $20,000 to
Māuri Orā ki Ngāti Whatua Charitable Trust to develop the
community education programme.
The funding is part of
MPI’s Rural Community Hubs programme, which is empowering
isolated communities to be better prepared to tackle
challenges they face.
“During last year’s COVID-19
lockdowns, local iwi helped bring fresh food into the