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Tokoroa (Part 2)

Tokoroa (Part 2)

Zombie Towns: Everything I Missed vor 3 Wochen

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The Tokoroa story is the jobs story. Shamubeel meets a number of
young people who are not in employment or training to try to find
out why the town's unemployment rate is twice as high as
neighbouring Hamilton. And he discovers that, during difficult
times with mill closures, the local council has been instrumental
in helping people find jobs.

In this episode, Shamubeel talks to:

Gary Petley - mayor of South Waikato

Mark O’Leary - Tokoroa business owner

Memphis Rangiwhakawa - school dropout and unemployed’

Paniora Daniels - ‘Project Phoenix’

Liam Goodwin - unemployed

Eileen Hauraki - young mother who recently got a building
apprenticeship

Maria Te Kanawa - head of the local iwi organisation Raukawa

Julius Daniels - head of the Tokoroa YMCA

Newa Winikerei - renter facing eviction

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details