Ngāti Awa iwi is opposing plans for a petrol station near Whakatāne, four months after battling two resource consents in the Rotorua High Court. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa and Lysaght Developments have each sought a judicial review of Whakatāne District Council’s decision in April to grant consent for an unmanned Mobil petrol station opposite […]

The government has launched a $70 million fund to help industries switch from fossil fuels to cleaner energy for process heat. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the fund while in New Plymouth this morning. It will allow businesses to access financial support to switch away from boilers run on coal and gas, to cleaner electricity […]

“It’s a win-win situation for everybody. They have employment for the next six to seven months and at the same time, they are doing a great job for the community by eliminating pest trees and clearing areas to make way for more native plantings,” says Mr Mahy. “To get five young people involved in an […]

In August 2019, $15 million of PGF funding was announced for the museum redevelopment, and $7 million was announced for the forests project in September 2018. Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa Rotorua Museum will receive additional funding of $2 million and the forest projects will receive an extra $90,000 to enable the Rotorua Lakes […]

As part of the recent PGF reset we announced an allocation of $60m for road and rail projects across the country that will focus on worker redeployment. This is made up of $27.2m for local roading projects, $26m for rail projects and nearly $6.8m for the Ministry of Social Development to support workers into training […]

The Boat Harbour Development project will give commercial users in Whakatāne access to better facilities and more berths, thereby increasing economic returns for the local community. Project Manager for Te Rāhui Lands Trust, Dayle Hunia says the development is the result of collaboration between the Trust, industry specialists, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Awa […]

As part of the $12 billion NZ Upgrade Programme announced by the Government last month, $300 million was allocated for capital projects in regional New Zealand. The first package of regional projects – worth about $190 million – has been announced by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones at an infrastructure seminar today. They include […]

The loan to the small Kawerau-based company, which makes a health tonic using fulvic, will pay for product testing and for the expansion of the plant. Fulvic acid is a natural product which is used as a supplement. New Zealand Fulvic adds it to natural spring water and bottles it for sale. The expansion of […]

Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is managing this initiative on behalf of the Provincial Development Unit following an announcement that the Provincial Growth Fund will invest up to $19 million to expand 3D mapping in the regions. The eight regions which will receive co-funding from the Provincial Growth Fund are Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s […]

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones made the announcement in Ōpōtiki, which will benefit from a large investment in its local aquaculture industry. The Fund is supporting three aquaculture projects including a proposal to establish a deep water mussel farm and on-land mussel processing factory. Once complete, this has the potential to create more than […]