Electorate News 

Two West Coast-Tasman Top Towns

Damien O'Connor

31.10.2008

West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor today welcomed TVNZ's announcement that Greymouth and Motueka have been chosen to compete for the title of New Zealand's Top Town.

The programme Top Town sees teams from towns around the country competing against each other in outdoor obstacle co...  more +

Ngatimoti School to benefit from $14m investment

Damien O'Connor

20.10.2008

Ngatimoti School near Motueka is one of 31 schools nationwide to receive funding for new school buildings courtesy of a $14 million investment," West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor said today.

The funding, announced by Education Minister Chris Carter recently, comes from the School Property Deficiencies Guide Programme, an annual discretionary fund aimed at addressing high priority deficiencies in state school buildings.

Mr O'Connor said Ngatimoti School will get $374,378 of fun...  more +

Funding for improved West Coast sewerage systems

Damien O'Connor

07.08.2008

Two West Coast communities will receive government funding to improve their sewerage systems, Associate Health Minister and West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor announced today.

The funding is part of over $23 million going to10 small communities nationwide as part of the government's Sanitary Works Subsidy Scheme, announced by Mr O'Connor today.

"These subsidies will further assist these two small communities on the West Coast, assisting them to have access to sa...  more +