The Runanga Miners’ Hall on the South Island’s West Coast may be recognised as a Unesco World Heritage site. Mining union leader Bob Semple, who became the minister of works in the first Labour government, opened the building, in 1937. Campaigner Paul Thomas says restoring the building and preserving the hall’s history has become an obsession.
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‘Fly-tipping’ incidents caught on camera by frustrated locals.
International visitors contributed $861 million to the South Island economy, supporting tourism operators, hospitality businesses, and the wider regional economy.
When it comes to those who could be working, Māori are massively over-represented. Whilst colonisation continues to be blamed for Māori ‘disadvantage’, every year thousands of immigrants come to New Zealand and make a contribution.
The Commerce Commission confirmed it had opened initial enquiries into the operation.
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
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