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Access to $4.6 million of funding helped support job placement subsidies during the lockdown. “Our region has a solid plan for our return to better,” Gilliland said in a statement released ahead of the function. “We need to be OK with uncertainty, taking risks, and taking action. “To be successful, we have to start thinking now about the possibilities and opportunities across all sectors that will sustain and improve the thriving Taranaki we have today.” Gilliland said unemployment figures among 15 to 24-year-olds were dropping but were still among the highest in New Zealand, a...

“I can feel the wairua around the place,” he said. “I feel very honoured to be working on the marae.” Through his mahi, Tamati, who asked to be put on the project, has learned more about his whakapapa and the history of the whenua. He said it was a blessing to “leave his mark on the place.” “I don’t really know how to explain it. It’s just always been a goal of mine to give back to my iwi.” In October, it was announced 23 Taranaki marae would receive $7.4 million for upgrades through the Provincial Growth Fund. ANDY JACKSON/Stuff