A grants programme for local Whakatane businesses hit hard by the Whakaari White Island eruption - will be a short-term solution
A grants programme for local Whakatane businesses hit hard by the Whakaari White Island eruption - will be a short-term solution
23 December 2019
It comes as part of the Government's five-million-dollar boost for Whakatane - and the Westland area affected by recent weather events.
MBIE's Dean Ford says the community will be facing massive uncertainty - and it's about giving them support to get through the summer period.
An extra 50-thousand-dollars for the local council's Mayoral Relief Fund's also just been confirmed.
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