2 x Articles 8/5/21 - Maori maps, PGF & jobs

[Kiwi Frontline]

MĀORI MAPS RELAUNCHES WEBSITE WITH TOTALLY NEW ZEALAND SOLUTION

Bringing the data and mapping of ancestral marae back to Aotearoa is now a reality for Māori Maps (www.maorimaps.com).

After a six-month project with Orbica, the Ōtautahi/Christchurch-based digital geography specialist, www.maorimaps.com now has data hosted in New Zealand. This marks an important step to protecting marae data sovereignty……

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2105/S00151/maori-maps-relaunches-website-with-totally-new-zealand-solution.htm

[Kiwi Frontline]

PROVINCIAL GROWTH FUND MARAE UPGRADE ANNOUNCEMENT MASSIVELY FAILS TO DELIVER ON JOBS

Almost $100 million was earmarked to upgrade marae across the country. It was meant to create more than 3000 jobs, but with half the money already spent, it's managed just 5 percent of that: 158 full-time jobs……

www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/05/provincial-growth-fund-marae-upgrade-announcement-massively-fails-to-deliver-on-jobs.html