The Rural Communities Minister clashes with MPs over the inflexibility of school bus routes, the viability of the Waikato Medical School, and the insufficient funding and implementation of the Jobs for Nature programme.
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Well, yes, I think we've got a system that's based on numbers of students in terms of funding, and the smaller you are, the lesser operations grant you have, and the more maneuvering, the trickier the maneuvering of budget outlines that you've got to do. Having that $2,500 means they don't need to think about where they need to take money from elsewhere, and they can focus that $2,500 on fuel shortage-related costs or fuel increase costs.
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rising pressure on ministry-funded routes
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