Kāinga Ora picks new carpet provider

Kāinga Ora picks new carpet provider
Farmgate prices for wool have suffered in recent years. (Image: File)
Staff reporters
Kāinga Ora has selected a new carpet provider with an agreement starting next month.It is yet to name the party or parties to the supplier agreement to deliver woollen carpets for the fit-out of state homes.The Government also said the value of the new contract is commercially sensitive. “The decision is great news for sheep farmers, and all the New Zealanders whose jobs and incomes are tied to the fortunes of our world-leading wool industry," Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis and Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patters...

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