Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 16, 2024 4:38:53 GMT 12
PUTEA PRESSURE ON TE TAURA WHIRI
The Māori Language Commission Te Taura Whiri is fighting to protect its reserves from a raid to fund the Government’s tax cuts.
Chief executive Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr says he was surprised to be told the commission was to have its funding cut based on the reserves it has built up over the past decade.
He says Te Taura Whiri is not a department but a crown entity, so shouldn’t be caught up in the cuts to departmental expenses.
“We’ve been pretty practical. We don’t get a lot of money. We get around $11 million a year to do what we have to do and we spend every cent of that money very, very carefully,” Mr Apanui says.....
waateanews.com/2024/07/15/putea-pressure-on-te-taura-whiri/
The Māori Language Commission Te Taura Whiri is fighting to protect its reserves from a raid to fund the Government’s tax cuts.
Chief executive Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr says he was surprised to be told the commission was to have its funding cut based on the reserves it has built up over the past decade.
He says Te Taura Whiri is not a department but a crown entity, so shouldn’t be caught up in the cuts to departmental expenses.
“We’ve been pretty practical. We don’t get a lot of money. We get around $11 million a year to do what we have to do and we spend every cent of that money very, very carefully,” Mr Apanui says.....
waateanews.com/2024/07/15/putea-pressure-on-te-taura-whiri/