$50 million Māori trades and training fund produces four jobs so far, since June
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/124666099/50-million-mori-trades-and-training-fund-produces-four-jobs-so-far-since-june
... the fund sat alongside a suite of other programmes to support Māori into "employment, education or training".
"We're continuing to ensure Māori are prioritised as part of our Government's economic recovery and rebuild."
The Government won power last year with its largest ever Māori caucus of 15 MPs, including five Cabinet Ministers. The Māori caucus within Labour meets regularly as a bloc of MPs within the party.
It now faces pressure to show that it is working for its Māori voters – with additional pressure from the Māori Party, which claimed back the Māori seat of Waiariki.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/124666099/50-million-mori-trades-and-training-fund-produces-four-jobs-so-far-since-june
... the fund sat alongside a suite of other programmes to support Māori into "employment, education or training".
"We're continuing to ensure Māori are prioritised as part of our Government's economic recovery and rebuild."
The Government won power last year with its largest ever Māori caucus of 15 MPs, including five Cabinet Ministers. The Māori caucus within Labour meets regularly as a bloc of MPs within the party.
It now faces pressure to show that it is working for its Māori voters – with additional pressure from the Māori Party, which claimed back the Māori seat of Waiariki.