Provincial Growth Fund
Provincial growth fund
$100 million dollar fund for Maori to develop land is up for grabs as part of the Provincial growth fund. National leader Simon Bridges compares this to "beads and blanket" in an unflattering… Audio
Māori landowners support $100 million fund for loans
Māori landowners have welcomed the contestable $100 million fund announced yesterday to develop land in the regions, with many saying banks have shut them out for years. Māori News Correspondent… Audio
Govt announces $80m to get youth into work
The government will pump $80 million into getting young people living in the regions trained and into work. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement at Waitangi today. Audio
Nats target govt's 'very confused' Northland roads funding
The opposition cannot understand why the government is throwing cash at local roads in Northland while refusing to build the national highways it says Kiwis need to get there. Audio
Jones defends comments about Provincial Growth Fund
The Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones says not everything he says in Parliament should be taken as fact, after flippant remarks he made while defending his Provincial Growth Fund. Audio
Xmas comes early for the West Coast as govt splashes cash
The West Coast has received an early Christmas present today with a $140m cash injection from the Government. Video, Audio
PGF pay-outs no hidden subsidy - Shane Jones
The Act Party fears the government is bringing in agricultural subsidies via the back door, 30 years after they were phased out by the fourth Labour government.
Govt funding 'dead' after Waimea dam voted down - Shane Jones
Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has poured scorn on Tasman district councillors who voted yesterday to stop the Waimea Dam from being built. Councillors objected to the escalating… Audio
Racing industry hopes for $15m of govt funding
The horse racing industry is a step closer to getting Government funding for several wet weather tracks. As we reported earlier, thirty-million-dollars of contingency funding in the Provincial Growth… Audio
All-weather race tracks to be paid for by Jones' regional fund
Not one but "several" all-weather race tracks will be paid for out of the Provincial Growth Fund thanks to a deal secured by New Zealand First in coalition talks with Labour. The Cabinet has… Audio
National questions first Provincial Growth Fund deal
National says the first cab off the rank from the government's billion dollar Provincial Growth Fund is a dodgy deal. It says the Ngati Hine Foresty Trust is a private trust and is set to make a… Audio
National accuses government of favouring Northland
National is accusing the government of playing favourites by giving Northland 60 percent of the money allocated so far by the Provincial Growth Fund. But Minister Shane Jones says the north was… Audio
'Nobody wanted to know us' - Minginui locals
In March, the Minister of Regional Economic Development Shane Jones allocated almost $6 million to the Minginui Nursery which will help create 90 more jobs in the area. But locals say if the Bay Of… Video, Audio
Experts warned govt not to touch waste-to-energy scheme
The government announced hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding for a proposed waste-to-energy scheme two days after experts advised it was a lemon.
MBIE, under fire for spending, re-hires ex-CEO as contractor
A public sector boss who oversaw an upsurge in spending on contractors, has now been hired by the ministry he used to head, as a contractor. David Smol finished up in the top job at the Ministry of… Audio
MBIE hires back ex-CEO as a contractor
The government's super-ministry which is under fire for high spending on contractors, has hired back its former chief executive - as a contractor. David Smol has joined the Ministry of Business… Audio
How do you grow the regions economically?
Economist and friend of the show, Geoff Simmons, gives us his thoughts on criticism of the Government's Provincial Growth Fund Audio
Govt-funded project: 'I don't think it's a train wreck, it's a road kill'
A "comprehensive report" is needed on funding for a project linked to a businessman who's being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office, says Shane Jones. Audio
Businessman referred to SFO connected to govt-funded project
The government's new regional development programme is funding a project connected to a businessman who has been referred to the SFO over CERA property deals.
Govt’s plans for regions not the ‘bonanaza’ promised - English
National Party leader Bill English says regions were promised a bonanza by the government and he expects they will be disappointed by the Provincial Growth Fund. Audio
