The top of the High Noon Express chairlift at Tūroa Ski field, on Mt Ruapehu's south-western side, pictured on Tuesday this week. Photo / Supplied

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How now-insolvent Ruapehu Alpine Lifts got $5m from the Provincial Growth Fund without applying

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Author: Kate MacNamara,
Publish Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023, 5:00AM
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When the Office of the Auditor General focused its attention on the $640 million pot of Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) money that was turned to Covid-19 response purposes in 2020 it found a dog’s breakfast.

The so-called “reset” was designed to be implemented quickly, during a pandemic, and when Kānoa (then called the Provincial Development Unit), the division of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) responsible for the fund, was short-staffed.

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