Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:52 am, January 1st, 2021 - 112 comments
Happy new year everyone.
Saionara to 2020 and welcome 2021. May it be even better.
Today is the day MPs will start to think about the year ahead. With a stonking mandate and a possible once in a lifetime event, a majority MMP government what should it do?
Simon Wilson has written this very prescient slightly tongue in cheek article published in today’s Herald thinking about the subject. It is a must read.
As he says why not cancel a few motorway projects, they will become irrelevant as we head towards a post carbon post car society anyway. Why not build light rail now, feed the circular economy by using the powers of the state to fund local projects, improve education, and reduce poverty by making sure that everyone has enough to live on.
Thermal Explorer Highway funding approved livenews.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from livenews.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tourism alliance funding to highlight events across North Island regions
The government has given a green light to invest $3.75 million in a North Island tourism alliance aimed at developing events for visitors.
Waikato, Rotorua, Lake Taupō and Ruapehu regional tourism organisations have been working together under the Thermal Explorer Highway banner.
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash said it was the first investment to be confirmed from the $50 million Regional Events Fund which was part of the government s tourism recovery package. The route has stunning visitor attractions such as glow worm caves, geysers, museums and cultural attractions, surf breaks, bike trails, jet boat rides, gardens and zoos. But it also connects tourists to seasonal events throughout the year, Nash said.
Thermal Explorer Highway funding approved by Tourism Minister Stuart Nash
17 Dec, 2020 12:35 AM
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The funding for event planning along the Thermal Explorer Highway will now be released. Photo / File
The funding for event planning along the Thermal Explorer Highway will now be released. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
An iconic tourism attraction that links communities across Waikato, Rotorua, Lake Taupō and Ruapehu has won government support to develop events for visitors.
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash announced today an application for $3.75 million had been approved.
The funding for event planning along the Thermal Explorer Highway will now be released.