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Work to boost Maori economic development in the Waikato has got a $30,000 boost from the Waikato Regional Council’s Waikato Means Business steering group.
Waikato Tainui chief executive Parekawhia McLean, who is the group’s deputy chair, says the Maori economy in the Waikato is not yet living up to its potential.
She says an action plan is being developed on how Maori can best contribute towards the economic goals of the region, while also fulfilling the potential of their iwi and hapu.
Half of this year’s $250,000 allocation went to Waikato Story, a project to describe the region’s unique attributes and provide the framework for the ‘work, live, study, visit and invest’ propositions for the Waikato region.
There is also $60,000 to set up five pilot sites for the Secondary School Employer Partnership programme, and $26,000 for a monitoring and review programme.
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