Politics

More social housing spending

Budget 2017 is boosting the government's social housing budget with an extra $155.2 million of operating funding and $20 million for more emergency and transitional... Read More

$26m extra for Bay of Plenty DHB

New funding for Bay of Plenty District Health Board in Budget 2017 increases the DHB's total allocation to a record level, says Health Minister Jonathan Coleman. The... Read More

Good progress made on Edgecumbe clean-up

Up to $500,000 has been provided by the government to assist in the clean up currently taking place around the Whakatane district following the April floods. Today... Read More

Morgan: ‘Action needed over feral cats’

Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan has welcomed the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's recent stand on feral cats. The report, issued Wednesday,... Read More

$30M investment into Bay schools

The government will invest about $30 million in school property in the Bay of Plenty as part of Budget 2017. Details of the investment were announced by Education... Read More

Peace Hikoi trudges through

Ian Upton is heading south as he takes his peace hikoi from Tauranga to Rotorua today. Ian arrived in Tauranga Tuesday afternoon before heading south today towards... Read More

Nearly $20b to be spent on roads

The government will invest $9.17 billion in capital into New Zealand's state highway network over the next four years through the New Zealand Transport Agency. Transport... Read More

MP: ‘Engage with community over buses’

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is calling on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to actively engage with community concerns regarding proposed changes to Tauranga... Read More

Funding to develop Bay of Plenty youth

The Katikati Resource Centre and Maketu Health and Social Services are two of seven youth sector organisations around the country to receive a share of $71,000... Read More

Vox Pop: Budget 2017

With Budget 2017 now unveiled, SunLive took to the streets recently to discover what people thought and how it will affect them. Described by Finance Minister... Read More

Homeowner insurance premiums raised

The Insurance Council of New Zealand is concerned that major increases in taxes and levies on people who insure their homes could see low income households not... Read More

Consultation on budget handout

St John Ambulance will be consulting before deciding how to distribute its new injection of money and manpower. The government has announced a new investment of... Read More