The government plans to invest $10 million from its one billion trees fund for large-scale planting into improving the environment and supporting communities feeling the economic impact of Covid-19.
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Govt helping new unemployed due to upcoming Elections- Sue Bradford
Former Green Party MP Sue Bradford says that the new benefit for newly-unemployed workers has created two classes of unemployed workers. She says that Govt should be paying a higher benefit to all jobseekers regardless of when they lost their jobs.
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Te Puea Marae sees the changing face of homeless
Throughout COVID-19 Te Puea Memorial Marae in Auckland has taken in over 480 homeless whānau. Their Manaaki Tangata facilitator Hurimoana Dennis says because of COVID-19 the faces of homeless are changing.
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Benefits for Māori working a four-day week
Professor Human Resource Management Jarrod Haar from Auckland University of Technology advocates the four day week and has researched the unique factors associated with Māori in the workplace.
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Union calls for Air NZ to allow workers better influence over company's direction
Air New Zealand is expected to lay off around 3,500 people because its revenue has dropped from nearly $6bil to $500mil due to the impact of COVID-19.
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NewsMāori marketing agency helps Māori businesses survive COVID-19
Statistics show that most businesses fail in the first five years. Seven years after its inception, whānau business Platform Advertising is now helping Māori firms survive COVID-19.
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CTU suggests new alternative to the 'dole'
The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) says the Government is on the right path. However, they want the Government needs to go faster with greater emphasis on creating pathways to higher value, higher-wage jobs.
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Trades Training gets Māori out of poverty, into business
The government trades and apprenticeship training package aims to get rangatahi into work. Budget 2020 gave a $1.6 billion dollar boost to trade training. He Poutama Rangatahi was piloted in the provinces to get at-risk taiohi Māori into employment. Stuart Lawrence, chair of Māori Pasifika Trades Training explains the impact of getting Māori into the trades.
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Treasury advisors calls on Māori entities to 'sweat' their balance sheets
Treasury Advisor Trevor Moeke says that Māori will play a major role in the economic recovery. He says if Māori work together and 'sweat' the balance sheets, jobs will come.
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He Poutama Rangatahi will get 'neffs' off the couch- Willie Jackson
Employment Minister Willie Jackson says that He Poutama Rangatahi will help get 'neffs' off the couch and into mahi. He says it will be community driven where whānau on the ground get behind youth to support them into employment.
