Te Rourou, Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation has donated $415,000 to eight community organisations across Southland (Murihiku). The Thriving in Murihiku fund is working to create positive outcomes for rangatahi, by providing funding and support to non-profit organisations focused on supporting youth to… Read more
Posted: 14 April 2022
Key members of the Southland community met on 7 April with Labour’s Energy and Resources Minister, Dr Megan Woods, to share the vision of working together to actively shape the future of Southland with the uncertainty of Tiwai’s Aluminium Smelter’s longevity. The Southland Just Transition work plan… Read more
Posted: 8 April 2022
Media Statement from NZAS: New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) has today released the findings of its Preliminary Closure Study, outlining for the Southland community the detailed work that will take place to remediate the site as part of any future closure. NZAS Chief Executive and General… Read more
Posted: 7 April 2022
From Stuff. Reporter: Laura Hooper … It’s hoped six new kaumātua housing units that were officially opened in Bluff will build on Te Rūnaka o Awarua’s vision of creating affordable intergenerational housing. The units were built in Christchurch and trucked to Bluff in August 2021, were the result… Read more
Posted: 6 April 2022
From 1News … Tā Tipene O’Regan made history in 1997, signing a deal over 150 years in the making. On Thursday his mahi (work) as lead negotiator in one of Aotearoa's first major iwi settlements was recognised across the nation, as the winner of the 2022 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te Pou… Read more
Posted: 31 March 2022