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Tourism Bay of Plenty big winner of community funding plans
14 May, 2021 11:00 PM
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Bay of Plenty Regional Council chief executive Fiona McTavish. Photo / NZME
A council-controlled organisation that receives millions of dollars in local government funding has secured a large chunk of a community initiatives fund. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council met on Wednesday to discuss its Long-term Plan deliberations, which included the allocation of $200,000 through a Community Initiatives Fund. Another $200,000 was considered for enhanced community engagement and participation plus $500,000 to better support local volunteers.
Tourism Bay of Plenty Low Carbon Economy will receive $60,000 and Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Capital will receive $40,000 per annum from the Community Initiatives Fund. A total of 28 groups applied for funding.
Students Strike for Climate Change in Rotorua draws a crowd
11 Apr, 2021 05:00 AM
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Finn Liley leads the climate change march in Rotorua. Photo / Andrew Warner
Rotorua Daily Post We re going to keep striking and pushing until real change is made.
That is what Finn Liley, one of the organisers of the Rotorua School Strike for Climate Change says. Finn, 17, was among about 100 Rotorua people, young and old, to march through the city s CBD on Friday to call for greater action on climate change.
The march was one of several held throughout New Zealand as part of a national push to highlight the impact of climate change.
Tauranga climate change marchers told don t listen to negative old fossils
10 Apr, 2021 12:00 AM
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Today s school strike for climate change is the fourth intergenerational climate strike in the history of Aotearoa.
Today s school strike for climate change is the fourth intergenerational climate strike in the history of Aotearoa. The seas are rising and so are we. That was just one of several messages voiced as about 250 Tauranga people, young and old, marched through the city s CBD yesterday to call for greater action on climate change.
The march started at noon at the waterfront by The Strand before weaving to Elizabeth St and then to Willow St where Tauranga City Council s main entrance is.