$1m for marae, everyone else gets a pat on the back

Firstly, I am going to start this off by acknowledging all the marae that opened their doors and helped communities affected by the recent severe weather. That help mattered. People were fed, housed and looked after when things were rough. No one sensible is denying that.

But do they really need a dedicated $1 million on top?

In the past, we have seen cou…