Displaying items by tag: SHANE JONES

OPINION: Shane 'Matua' Jones, crusader against all things woke, including "woke banks", couldn't have scripted it better when his NZ First colleague Andy Foster had his Members' Bill drawn from the ballot recently.

OPINION: While The Hound reckons it's great to see Shane 'I'm-a-red-blooded-male' Jones boiling over about the energy crisis - so much so that he's dropping f-bombs in the daily rags - your old mate hopes we'll see more than his usual bluster and get real action on this critical issue.

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones delivered a speech this month at the inaugural Regional Growth Summit where he spoke about the Regional Infrastructure Fund, or RIF. Here's part of his speech...

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones is set to hold a series of nationwide summits to discuss regional priorities, aspirations and opportunities.

The Provincial Growth Fund is investing nearly $30 million towards projects in Northland.

The Government will provide up to $1.69 million through the One Billion Trees programme to Māori landowners.

Following a new economic report, Ag Minister Damien O’Connor is celebrating primary industries’ role in the COVID-19 recovery.

The Government is investing a further $37.5 million into water security for Northland.

The Government is investing a further $37.5 million into water security for Northland.

The Government is teaming up with the forestry and wood-processing sector to attract an additional 5000 workers to the sector.