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Water New Zealand hails STEM subjects to ease skills gap
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Water New Zealand hails STEM subjects to ease skills gap

about 3 hours ago

The sector's 10,000-worker shortfall could widen unless more students see water jobs beyond engineering, Water New Zealand says.

Sean Mitchell
SEAN MITCHELL Publisher
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