Murihiku Regeneration has signed a collaboration agreement with the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT). The agreement will ensure that the Murihiku Regeneration's Te Ara Aukati Kore (pathways without barriers) approach to building capability across our four pou (social, economic, cultural and… Read more
Posted: 11 February 2022
On Tuesday 8 February Rio Tinto announced it wants to delay the closure of the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter. This was just 6 days after the Just Transition workplan for Murihiku was released, in response to the previously indicated closure of the smelter in late 2024. Despite yesterday’s… Read more
Posted: 9 February 2022
Article reproduced from Stuff. See also: Ministry of Education support for Te Ara Aukati Kore posted on 14 December 2021. Research shows Murihiku rangatahi are some of the most disadvantaged in New Zealand, but that's slowly starting to change as iwi and other organisations work to create a more… Read more
Posted: 5 February 2022
Southland is traveling in a new direction following today’s release of the region’s Just Transition Work Plan, sign-posting the region’s economic path beyond the closure of the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS). The Work Plan is the first milestone in the Government’s commitment to support a… Read more
Posted: 2 February 2022
A new plan outlining how the Government plans to boost the Southland economy as the Tiwai smelter closure looms has been unveiled. On Wednesday, Minister of Energy and Resources and Minister of Research, Science and Innovation Megan Woods released the Southland Just Transition Work Plan, detailing… Read more
Posted: 2 February 2022