Photo: Daniel Birchfield
With $8.85million from the provincial growth fund, the former Pacific Employment Support Service, now Tupu Aotearoa, expanded to the South Island for the first time when a contract was signed in Dunedin last month.
The launch of the programme in Oamaru means young Pacific people will get hands-on help to find jobs, jobs training or education as part of the expanded employment services support programme.
Mrs Halalele spoke about the Pacific Island community group, the background behind Tupu Aotearoa and how it worked. The about 40 people gathered at the launch then exchanged ideas about how they could help support it in Oamaru.
