Waikato marae clusters Ngā Muka Development Trust and Waahi Whānui are backing the new American $70mil chicken hatchery at Whangape near Huntly, which will supply to 10 percent of the world's markets. Ngā Muka Chair Glen Tupuhi says the plant has provided jobs for locals.
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Call for seasonal workers to receive living wage
The Amalgamated Workers Union (AWUNZ) says the government should pay the living wage to seasonal orchard workers. The living wage is the income necessary to provide workers and their families with the basic necessities of life.
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NewsNew leaders for Māori TV News & Current Affairs
Taiha Molyneux, of Tūhoe and Ngāti Kahungunu, and Lynette Amoroa, of Ngai Tuhoe, will manage the News and Current Affairs department and lead the implementation of the new Māori Media Hub.
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Driver licence help for offenders & ex-prisoners
Offenders and ex-prisoners are being given a second chance with a driving programme in the Eastern BOP aimed at helping young people off the pathway to prison and into work.
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Marae equips unemployed with beekeeping skills
Nearly twenty unemployed young men are feeling optimistic about the future having graduated with new skills from the Tapu Te Ranga Marae pilot apiarist course, which links tikanga Māori with beekeeping skills.
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Hikurangi Cannabis growing strong
Hikurangi Cannabis Company has received a $7mil boost from private investors, taking them a step closer to setting up a supply-chain for medicinal cannabis.
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Fletcher Building takes on Māori and Pacific Island values
Fletcher Building, the biggest construction firm in New Zealand is training young employees in Māori and Pacific Island values. Sixteen employees graduated from the company’s learning and development programme at Mataatua Marae in Tāmaki Makaurau today.
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Leadership training for young Māori employees
A corporate development programme founded in Māori and Pacific values is equipping young Māori employees with leadership skills. Facilitator, Mike Moka says the Fletcher Building initiative has shown positive results and is now being extended to all employees.
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Whistleblowers to get more protection
Minister of State Services Chris Hipkins is encouraging the public to share their views on proposed changes to the law which aims to protect people who speak up about serious wrongdoing in the workplace.
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Bus drivers in Waikato and AKL on strike
Auckland drivers are on strike for 24 hours from 4am, while Waikato drivers were off the job from 5am to 9am.
