Rural Towns Selected for Infrastructure Funding
Three rural communities are to receive government money to help maximise benefits from tourism. The awards come from the Tourism Demand Subsidy Scheme, an $11 million fund set up in 2004 to help qualifying small communities fund water and wastewater infrastructure needed to sustain growing tourist numbers. In the first announcement of successful applicants under the three-year programme, more than $2 million in grants has been allocated:
- Far North District Council is to receive $872,224 for a wastewater project in Paihia;
- Ruapehu District Council is to receive $516,915 for Ohakune wastewater; and
- Westland District Council gets $771,013 for Franz Josef water and wastewater projects.
Thirty-two communities from 16 districts applied to the Tourism Demand Subsidy Scheme, and the $11 million available is heavily oversubscribed. Further assessment of the remaining applications is continuing, with decisions expected by the end of March.
More information on the Scheme can be found on the Ministry of Tourism website at: http://www.tourism.govt.nz/
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pastoral House
25 The Terrace
PO Box 2526, Wellington
Tel: +64 4 894 0100
Fax: +64 4 894 0720
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