Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 1, 2023 5:06:33 GMT 12
CYCLONE GABRIELLE: MĀORI GIVEN $15 MILLION TO SUPPORT A MĀORI-LED RECOVERY OF FLOOD-HIT COMMUNITIES
Labour’s Māori caucus has secured a $15 million package that will fund a Māori-led recovery in response to Cyclone Gabrielle.
After meeting with whānau at Waipatu Marae in Hastings today, Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson and Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare announced the new package.
Jackson told the Herald this was “not special treatment for Māori.
“This not special treatment but we have cultural obligations and we want to fill the gaps......