Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 26, 2022 5:15:47 GMT 12
OBSTACLES STYMIE USE OF NEW PLYMOUTH URUPĀ FUND
New Plymouth's fund to maintain Māori burial grounds is underspent for a second year and council officers say a multi-pronged approach is needed to fulfil its potential.
Fifty-thousand dollars was budgeted each year, but in 2021-22 just $33,677 would be spent, said the council's iwi relationship kaiāwhina Anaru Wilkie.
Wilkie told the Te Huinga Taumatua committee the fund's first year was also undersubscribed, with just $41,000 granted.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/473513/obstacles-stymie-use-of-new-plymouth-urupa-fund
PEOPLE MAY BE NEW FOCUS FOR MARAE FUND
New Plymouth’s fund to assist marae may shift focus towards developing people, rather than only buildings.
Each year New Plymouth District Council allocates $200,000 to its Marae Development Fund, with just over half of that used to insure the district’s marae......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300670892/people-may-be-new-focus-for-marae-fund
New Plymouth's fund to maintain Māori burial grounds is underspent for a second year and council officers say a multi-pronged approach is needed to fulfil its potential.
Fifty-thousand dollars was budgeted each year, but in 2021-22 just $33,677 would be spent, said the council's iwi relationship kaiāwhina Anaru Wilkie.
Wilkie told the Te Huinga Taumatua committee the fund's first year was also undersubscribed, with just $41,000 granted.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/473513/obstacles-stymie-use-of-new-plymouth-urupa-fund
PEOPLE MAY BE NEW FOCUS FOR MARAE FUND
New Plymouth’s fund to assist marae may shift focus towards developing people, rather than only buildings.
Each year New Plymouth District Council allocates $200,000 to its Marae Development Fund, with just over half of that used to insure the district’s marae......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300670892/people-may-be-new-focus-for-marae-fund