{"id":248963,"date":"2026-01-24T04:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T04:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/248963\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T04:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T04:04:16","slug":"government-announces-10m-for-ringatu-marae-in-bay-of-plenty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/248963\/","title":{"rendered":"Government announces $10m for Ringat\u016b marae in Bay of Plenty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Politicians<\/p>\n

\nPoliticians welcomed to R\u0101tana on Friday.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Pokere Paewai\n<\/p>\n

The government has announced $10 million for Ringat\u016b marae in Bay of Plenty.<\/p>\n

Making the announcement at R\u0101tana, regional development minister Shane Jones said the funding would boost resilience in the Wainui Marae infrastructure near \u014chope.<\/p>\n

It followed similar previous investments at Waitangi, R\u0101tana and Parihaka.<\/p>\n

Jones said the build would create 71 jobs, and afterwards the marae complex would include a wharenui, wharekai, wharet\u0101onga, wharepaku, and a modern safe space for worship, cultural events and learning.<\/p>\n

“I acknowledge our Finance Minister [Nicola Willis] because we are short of putea, but she supported this,” he said.<\/p>\n

“And no, this is not an attempt to get votes. If I was going to get votes, Waikato would have voted for me when I gave them $30 million for the Ruakura infrastructure.”<\/p>\n

Earlier, Winston Peters also pushed back on the idea such funding could constitute a political bribe.<\/p>\n

“No… you should understand that when we’ve come here, we’ve always left a gift. It’s the M\u0101ori way and we’ve done it for decades in successive governments,” he said.<\/p>\n

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