Bay of Plenty Times
  • Bay of Plenty Times home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Sport

Locations

  • Coromandel & Hauraki
  • Katikati
  • Tauranga
  • Mount Maunganui
  • Pāpāmoa
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Bay of Plenty Times

City leaders: Mixed reaction to budget 2018

Amy Diamond
By Amy Diamond
Bay of Plenty Times·
17 May, 2018 10:04 PM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Chamber of Commerce chief executive Stan Gregec described the budget as unspectacular, predictable and fiscally restrained. Photo/ File

Chamber of Commerce chief executive Stan Gregec described the budget as unspectacular, predictable and fiscally restrained. Photo/ File

Much like the region's mayors, Tauranga's city leaders were expecting more investment into local infrastructure from the Government's 2018 budget announcement.

Chamber of Commerce chief executive Stan Gregec described Thursday's announcement as unspectacular, predictable and fiscally restrained.

Gregec said it was hard to see what the plan was for economic growth, especially for the regions, which were "desperate for much-needed investment in roads and infrastructure".

"Grant Robertson has splashed money in the areas we expected, but has resisted the temptation of a full-on splurge," Gregec said.

He said there were no surprises for businesses that had not already been signalled.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"The Research and Development tax credits will be generally welcome," he said.

Priority One chief executive Nigel Tutt was pleased to see a "fiscally conservative" budget and applauded the additional investment in healthcare and social services.

Priority One chief executive Nigel Tutt. Photo/ File
Priority One chief executive Nigel Tutt. Photo/ File

Tutt was disappointed to not see additional investment in transport and housing infrastructure for growth regions, which the Western Bay "badly needs".

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Sustainable Business Network Bay of Plenty regional manager Glen Crowther agreed there was a lack of investment into local infrastructure but said there were some positives for the region.

Sustainable Business Network Bay of Plenty regional manager Glen Crowther. Photo/ File
Sustainable Business Network Bay of Plenty regional manager Glen Crowther. Photo/ File

Crowther was pleased to see the establishment of a $100m Green Investment Fund which was designed to drive a transition to a sustainable economy.

He said there were a number of organisations in the Bay of Plenty that were leading the way in sustainable business, he hoped the region would be allocated some of the fund.

Discover more

Struggling Bay of Plenty families feeling winter pressures early

14 May 07:00 PM

$76m Budget boost pleases social services

16 May 06:06 PM
Business

Businesses fume after carpark idea rejected

21 May 07:00 PM

Budget 2018: 'Tax more, borrow more'

17 May 03:25 AM
Save

    Share this article

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Bay of Plenty Times

Bay home crowd rallies behind netball's Magic

11 Jul 05:00 PM
Bay of Plenty Times

Tearful hunter admits shooting and killing friend

11 Jul 05:00 PM
Bay of Plenty Times

'Serious injuries': Crash closes highway

11 Jul 05:30 AM

From early mornings to easy living

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Bay home crowd rallies behind netball's Magic

Bay home crowd rallies behind netball's Magic

11 Jul 05:00 PM

The Magic play the Pulse in the ANZ Premiership at Baypark Arena on Saturday.

Tearful hunter admits shooting and killing friend

Tearful hunter admits shooting and killing friend

11 Jul 05:00 PM
'Serious injuries': Crash closes highway

'Serious injuries': Crash closes highway

11 Jul 05:30 AM
Mixed verdicts delivered for Tribesmen accused of murdering one of their own

Mixed verdicts delivered for Tribesmen accused of murdering one of their own

11 Jul 05:00 AM
Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Bay of Plenty Times e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Bay of Plenty Times
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP