Nga Tangata Microfinance Trust (NTMT) applauds the government making the current cost-of-living pressure their absolute priority in the coming months. This has even more significance considering the January floods and states of emergency declared in Auckland and Waitomo, and earlier in the month in Tairawhiti.
“New Zealanders are being battered from all directions. Many are barely coping. Post-Christmas is historically a time of year when we would see an increase in the level of financial stress and the need for our support, but already this year the need is unprecedented,” explains CEO, Natalie Vincent.
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