"But a council report prepared for Thursday’s operations committee meeting said there had been no clear decision on whether Jobs for Nature funding would extend beyond its June 2024 expiry, despite requests being made for all projects in the region to continue.

“This raises a risk that council and Maraetaha Incorporation will lose the substantial pest plant and animal control gains made as a result of this funding,” the report read."

https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/news/forest-restoration-funding-in-question