A funding boost for freshwater and environmental project is being called a little bit of hope at the end of a very dark tunnel.
The government is investing $162 million towards 23 projects through its Jobs for Nature programme, which is expected to deliver more than 2000 jobs.
That's being welcomed for a major Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi desperate to lift their whanau out of unemployment post Covid-19.
RNZ's Te Aniwa Hurihanganui reports.
