Tiwai Community Forum

Last week I attended the Tiwai Community Forum. It was great to hear the fantastic news that Tiwai has secured a power deal for the next 20 years. This will mean the nearly 800 people employed by Tiwai keep their jobs and the associated work that generates another 1,200 ish jobs are also secure. According to the information presented Tiwai brings over $105 million into the Southland economy through jobs.

The Connected Murihiku Project came out of work done in 2022 when it was thought that Tiwai might be closing at the end of this year. Obviously a lot has changed over that couple of years but the need for a project like ours has not.

We have recently launched our website which is a foundation to build on for the community sector in the region. Over the coming weeks we will be inviting people to look through the website and let us know what they find useful and what we might need to add next. We are also keen to use it as a way to share stories from our community and the amazing work that happens in it. Do get in touch if you would like to know more and you will find a subscribe button at the bottom of the website to subscribe to our regular newsletter. You can visit our website at this link.