to support a Māori-led recovery of flood-hit communities
Labour’s Māori caucus has secured a $15 million package that will fund a Māori-led recovery in response to Cyclone Gabrielle.
After meeting with whānau at Waipatu Marae in Hastings today, Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson and Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare announced the new package.
Jackson acknowledged that recent weather events, including Cyclone Gabrielle, have had a devastating impact on communities in Te Tai Tokerau, Tāmaki Makaurau, Tairāwhiti, Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Hawke’s Bay.
He said rapid responses were needed and getting support to where it mattered most was time critical. Marae and Iwi had paid out of their own funds to support their communities, Jackson said.
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