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A far north social entrepreneur wants to trial a new way to give tamariki the security of being in their own homes.
Ricky Houghton says He Korowai Trust’s latest housing development near Kaitaia is well underway, with infrastructure going in thanks to a $1.8 million grant from the Provincial Growth Fund.
Ten of the 24 houses are already refurbished and just waiting for resource consent and the completion of earthworks to be moved on to the site.
He wants to put the homes in trust in the names of tamariki in care.
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 12:36 pm
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has today formally
adopted its Long Term Plan 2021-31. The plan sets the course
for a further step up in the environmental work accelerated
in 2018.
The new chair of the Regional Council Rick
Barker says this triggers the start of an exciting new work
programme and reinforces the commitment to mitigating the
effects of climate change.
The Regional Council will
invest an extra $10.5 million on the services it delivers to
the Hawke’s Bay region and $14.7 million on infrastructure
and capital projects in 2021-22.
Chair Barker says
Hawke’s Bay has a legacy of issues where the environment
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Te Taiwhenua o Tamatea chairman Dr Roger
Maaka said Ngā Ara Tipuna will enable the history of
Tamatea to be learned, understood and acknowledged, in a way
that is unique in New Zealand. “As well as sharing
knowledge with our wider population and bringing visitors to
our rohe, it will enable us to make our history real for our
rangatahi, so they can understand how it relates to them and
where they are today, and give them a good grounding to
become mentors for the next generation .
This
week’s installation signals the near-completion of five
years of planning and construction by Mana Whenua hapū and
The Tasman Mill has been producing a twilight product , says an industry expert.
Photo: Norske Skog
Kawerau s Tasman Mill - owned by Norwegian company Norske Skog - began producing newspaper print in 1955.
But on Wednesday, it is set to cease operations after its owners deemed it unviable, leaving its 160 workers without jobs.
The mill produced up to 150 tonnes of paper per year at its peak. But as the publication paper industry declined so did the mill s output.
Industry group Industrial Symbiosis Kawerau chairman Jacob Kajavala said it was inevitable the mill would shut. Unfortunately it s producing a twilight product and it s been suffering for years. This is the inevitable conclusion of that.