Whanganui City Mission's Bid To Buy Its Building

Carl Bates, National MP for Whanganui, discusses the needs of his community - from healthcare and housing to cost-of-living pressures - and a fundraising drive he's chairing to help the Whanganui City Mission purchase its Park Place premises outright.

Mr Bates explains that buying the $950,000 building, rather than continuing to rent, would free up roughly $70,000 a year for food parcels instead of landlords. Around half the funds have already been raised through community and church support, and he argues charitable, community-led services like the Mission deliver help more efficiently and with less red tape than a government department could, while noting government still has a role in cutting regulatory barriers, such as rules around donated wild venison for food parcels.

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