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Press Release – LGNZ The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs and the Government have today signed a formal agreement to work in partnership together to get more young people into local jobs. Mayors Taskforce for Jobs Chair, Mayor Max Baxter of torohanga District Council said: … The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs and the Government have today signed a formal agreement to work in partnership together to get more young people into local jobs. Mayors Taskforce for Jobs Chair, Mayor Max Baxter of Ōtorohanga District Council said: “the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today recognises the...

Government to work with mayors on job creation 16 Jul 2021 15:18 PM More Related Stories Related Podcast The Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs to work in partnership on driver licensing, education, health and rangatahi mentoring. Taskforce chair and Ōtorohanga mayor Max Baxter says access to driver licensing and testing remains a significant barrier for young people entering the workforce, especially for those in rural areas. He says while the overall unemployment rate fell to 4.7 per cent for the March quarter, the proportion of peo...

Opotiki District Council up for national award Conceptual image of Opotiki Harbour training structures. Photo: Tonkin & Taylor. '); } else { // } Opotiki District Council, in partnership with the Whakatohea Maori Trust Board, have been nominated for a 2021 Local Government New Zealand EXCELLENCE Award. The council have been nominated for the EXCELLENCE Award for Economic Well-being for their work on the Opotiki Harbour Transformation Project as Catalytic Capital for Further Investment into Economic Growth. The project has acted as the essential foundation investme...

Central Hawke's Bay people meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 22 Apr, 2021 04:05 AM 3 minutes to read Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern chats to Hawke's Bay Today reporter Shannon Johnstone during a visit to Central Hawke's Bay Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern chats to Hawke's Bay Today reporter Shannon Johnstone during a visit to Central Hawke's Bay A few months ago, Dawn Leach got a dairy farming job through the Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs, now she has had the opportunity to speak to the Prime Minister about it during her visit to Central Hawke's Bay on Thursday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spent...

Mayor Phil Nixon: 'South Taranaki is the centre of the universe' 19 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read South Taranaki Mayor Phil Nixon says lots is happening in the district. Photo / Bevan Conley Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Laurel Stowell talks to South Taranaki Mayor Phil Nixon about his first 18 months in the job and why he lives in "the centre of the universe". Phil Nixon gets up at 5.30am. If he has a lot on it's 4am. For nearly 20 years he had two jobs - a dairy farm and electrical work at ...