Recent news and announcements from Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit.
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Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Life Pass Holders surveyed on willingness to support new entity
Kānoa - RDU has today asked the Voluntary Administrators of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) to formally survey the approximately 14,500 Life Pass Holders to gauge their willingness to financially support a proposal for a new entity.
18 November, 2022
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Funding set to expand deep dive marine work
A $700,000 Regional Strategic Partnership Fund hyperlink loan for specialist scientific diving business, Deep Dive Division, will enable its operations to expand and create 6 new skilled jobs.
10 November, 2022
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Awapuni on track for regional racing boost
A new synthetic track surface at Awapuni Racecourse has set the course for a regional economic boost with a great summer of events now on the cards at the Palmerston North racing centre.
9 November, 2022
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Toitū Builtsmart to deliver homes and jobs to Tairāwhiti
The Toitū Builtsmart Facility in Te Tairāwhiti Gisborne has been officially opened and will deliver over 50 much-needed homes for Tairāwhiti, create 18 direct full-time jobs, while providing a site for Toitū Tairāwhiti Māori trades training.
2 November, 2022
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Historic site of national importance Ōhaeawai opened
The restored battle site at Ōhaeawai, a historically important site in the context of the 1845-46 Northern Land Wars, has been officially opened after undergoing $1.79 million in government backed restorations.
16 October, 2022
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High hopes for New Zealand wine industry
On Thursday 29 September 2022, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern officially opened Te Pokapū Wāina o Aotearoa - New Zealand Wine Centre in Blenheim, a testament to the Government’s high hopes for New Zealand’s wine industry.
7 October, 2022
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Central Hawke’s Bay route transformation delivers reliability and opportunity
A vital roading network that once could only be relied upon to flood during a Central Hawke’s Bay downpour has been transformed, opening economic opportunities for the district’s rural heartland and providing a model for future repairs.
6 October, 2022
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Ruakura Superhub opening heralds stronger economic future
The opening of the Ruakura Superhub is a landmark juncture for the Waikato-Tainui iwi and heralds a stronger economic future of the wider Waikato region.
20 September, 2022
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Taranaki Crossing takes a step forward with visitor centre works
Realising the vision of the Taranaki Crossing project took another step forward this week with the start of on-site works for the North Egmont Visitor Centre within the National Park
12 September, 2022
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Seaweed innovation that leads the world
An innovative $1.5 million project in Paeroa in the Waikato that will likely create the world’s first commercial seaweed-based nanocellulose manufacturing plant is being supported with a $750,000 loan from Kānoa’s Regional Strategic Partnership Fund.
17 August, 2022