Tainui eyes more small business starters plus big projects at 30 year settlement anniversary
Getting more Waikato-Tainui members into their own businesses and more big projects are planned as the iwi celebrates the Raupatu settlement’s 30th anniversary on Thursday.
The chairperson of Waikato-Tainui’s Te Arataura executive Tukoroirangi Morgan told the Waikato Times that devolving future funding to the grassroots at 68 marae communities would be aimed at helping tribal members become more self-reliant.
‘Simply irresponsible’: Wallaby likely kept as pet in Hamilton, regional council says
A wallaby spotted in Hamilton was probably kept as a pet, the regional council says - and that’s “simply irresponsible”.
The dama wallaby, which had an immature joey in its pouch, was spotted in Frankton on March 3, reported and killed, Waikato Regional Council says.
The 23-carat pie that could be New Zealand’s most expensive
The Baker Tīrau has created what might be New Zealand's most luxurious, and expensive, take on a Kiwi classic steak and cheese pie and is auctioning it off for a good cause.
Made with wagyu beef, French red wine, the most expensive cheese he could get his hands on, and topped with 23-carat gold flakes, award-winning baker Shane Kearns is auctioning off his unique steak and cheese pie to raise funds for local volunteer fire-fighters.
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