Tairawhiti Development Taskforce report - Advisory
17 November 2000 Media Advisory
Tairawhiti Development Taskforce report
Friday, 24 November 2000
There will be a major announcement in Wairoa and Gisborne, on the Tairawhiti Development Taskforce.
First
announcement
9.30 am Opening of Community Hub in
Wairoa,
Corner of Queen and Paul Streets.
There will be
two public meetings and the full announcements
at:
10.30 am - Wairoa Community Centre, Marine
Parade, Wairoa; and
02.30 pm - Army Hall Cnr
Fitzherbert & Stout Streets, Gisborne
At these
meetings:
The Taskforce report will be released,
containing plans and proposals for the future
The Taskforce will be handed over to the local Mayors to
chair.
The Taskforce has provided a model and approach that will now be applied to other regions such as Northland, Wanganui and Eastern Bay of Plenty.
The
Tairawhiti Development Taskforce has been meeting since May
2000. The Mayors of Wairoa and Gisborne invited Jim
Anderton, Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Parekura Horomia
and Janet Mackey MP to help improve prospects for jobs and
businesses in the Tairawhiti region.
The
Taskforce is made up of local people, runanga, agencies and
government, to bring a “whole of government” approach to the
development and initiation of a sustainable development
programme on the East Coast.
There have been
eleven local reference groups in the taskforce meeting and
looking at plans for issues such as education and training,
Maori land, forestry and health and social
services.
More information will be available next
week.
ENDS