More than $110 million dollars in shovel ready projects have been announced to date in Taranaki, with the latest proving to be the most controversial. Supplied The shovel ready cash will see the expansion plans for Green School New Zealand, in Oakura, fast tracked. In a statement, it said when it made the application in April, it applied for the shovel ready funding to be through a mix of concessionary loans, and a grant. The GSNZ expansion project is the tenth in Taranaki to benefit from the shovel ready fund, representing a total investment of $117.1m. 123rf.com The purpose of the shovel ready fund is to get projects moving which are ready to go and stimulate the economy.

Source: Stuff August 28, 2020 01:52 UTC