(file photo)Taranaki’s Green School sought multimillion dollar Government funding to expand its facilities to provide immediate benefits for the community, its chief executive Chris Edwards says. On Wednesday associate minister of finance James Shaw announced the private Green School New Zealand would receive $11.7 million to expand its campus. ANDY JACKSON/STUFF Marfell Community School acting principal Kealy Warren reads her open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern regarding the Government's $11.7m funding to Taranaki's Green School. This would benefit the region’s economy by $43 million annually, a report prepared by Green School International and peer reviewed by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research states. “The Green School has been a strong supporter of local businesses and very engaged with the Chamber,” Chaudhari said.

Source: Stuff August 27, 2020 04:41 UTC