Episode Details

The Tokoroa story is the jobs story. Shamubeel meets a number of young people who are not in employment or training to try to find out why the town's unemployment rate is twice as high as neighbouring Hamilton. And he discovers that, during difficult times with mill closures, the local council has been instrumental in helping people find jobs.

In this episode, Shamubeel talks to:

• Gary Petley - mayor of South Waikato
• Mark O’Leary - Tokoroa business owner
• Memphis Rangiwhakawa - school dropout and unemployed’
• Paniora Daniels - ‘Project Phoenix’
• Liam Goodwin - unemployed
• Eileen Hauraki - young mother who recently got a building apprenticeship
• Maria Te Kanawa - head of the local iwi organisation Raukawa
• Julius Daniels - head of the Tokoroa YMCA
• Newa Winikerei - renter facing eviction

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details