Grow Waikato event: Large Events in the Waikato
You are invited to attend our next Grow Waikato event: Large Events in the Waikato
Presenters:
Dallas Fisher
Chairman of the Board, Chiefs Rugby
Topic: Chiefs and Sevens
Michele Connell
Managing Director, Classic Events
Topic: Balloons over Waikato
Peter Nation
CEO, NZ National Fieldays Society Inc
Topic: Fieldays, Mystery Creek
Chad Hooker
Director of Operations, H3
Topic: Hamilton City Council major events and venues
Nicola Greenwell
Development Manager, Tourism Waikato
Topic: Regional Major Events Strategy
Followed by a Q&A session with Jamie Strange MP and speakers
Date: Tuesday 24th March, 2020
Venue: The Atrium, WINTEC Hamilton City Campus (parking available in carpark building access via Ward St on Nisbet St)
Time: 4:30- 4:45 pm: mix-and-mingle/networking, 4:45 - 6 pm: event
To attend, RSVP to: melissa.white@parliament.govt.nz
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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60.1% Yes, supporting people is important!
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23.4% No, individuals should take responsibility
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16.5% ... It is complicated
Hamilton woman’s $50 flax roses are helping her family get by
Marama Wade sits outside her River Rd home selling harakeke roses for $50, trying to keep food on the table and the rent paid.
The 54-year-old said the reason she’s out there is simple, especially with Valentine’s Day approaching.
“We’re broke. The reality is life is hard.”
Derelict Tokanui Hospital site in line for a clean-up
Derelict Tokanui Hospital buildings will be demolished and contaminated land cleaned up so the site can be offered back to iwi.
The former psychiatric hospital, southeast of Te Awamutu, sits on land taken from Ngāti Maniapoto under the Public Works Act in 1910.
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