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

Local MPs react to Budget 2018 announcement

Bay of Plenty Times
17 May, 2018 11:07 PM3 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

National Party Leader and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges. Photo/ File

National Party Leader and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges. Photo/ File

Labour list MP Angie Warren-Clark

"Essentially this is a budget for people, a sensible budget. Packages have come out around helping our homelessness problem and the issues families face with unaffordable rents in the city. I'm absolutely delighted about the additional funding allocated to domestic violence. One in three women in New Zealand is affected by family violence. On a personal level, I am pleased the coalition Government has listened to the sector and continue talking to each other, it's an issue that really makes my heart sing. This budget is putting kindness back into how we are doing things."

Labour list MP Angie Warren-Clark. Photo/ File
Labour list MP Angie Warren-Clark. Photo/ File

Labour list MP Jan Tinetti

"For people who find accessing services such as health really difficult, life has become a lot easier for them. The big announcement about the increase in state housing and the building of state housing between now and 2022 will have a big impact on Tauranga. I was really excited with the lower doctors fees for people on community services cards. For 500,000 people, it will be $20-$30 cheaper to go to the doctor and free doctors visits for under 14-year-olds. I have been asking for that forever. That will make the biggest difference to kids health, that was simply just an amazing announcement. When I heard the announcement for education, tears came to my eyes."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Labour list MP Jan Tinetti. Photo/ File
Labour list MP Jan Tinetti. Photo/ File

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller

"I am very disappointed but not surprised. These guys are spending without any regard to how hard it is to earn it [money] at the Government. When the National Party are in Government the country earns its living and when these guys are in power [current Government] they just spend it. What's really frustrating for me is how untargeted they are with the spending. For an area like Tauranga, I was really focused on whether we get confirmation of new infrastructure, particularly, the Tauranga Northern Link would go ahead- no. I've been pushing hard to see if we can have a secondary school in the Bay - no."

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller. Photo/ File
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller. Photo/ File

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges

"I think it's [the budget] is more taxing, more borrowing and more cost on Kiwis. There is actually less funding in health around things like Pharmac and mental health. I'm disappointed I don't see anything specifically there for the Western Bay of Plenty. We know we are probably not getting the big transport project we deserve and there's a lot more cost being pilled on through taxes which locals will feel squeezed by."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
National Party Leader and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges. Photo/ File
National Party Leader and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges. Photo/ File

New Zealand First list MP Clayton Mitchell

"The Provincial Growth Fund will be hugely positive for the Bay of Plenty. There will be more social and economic opportunity. Free doctors visits will benefit struggling families in particular low-income families. The commitment to conservation is a big win for us all. The Department of Conservation has been underfunded for many years, there will be a focus on our local environment."

NZ First list MP Clayton Mitchell. Photo/ File
NZ First list MP Clayton Mitchell. Photo/ File
Save

    Share this article

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Bay of Plenty Times

'Serious injuries': Crash closes highway

11 Jul 05:30 AM
Bay of Plenty Times

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

11 Jul 05:00 AM
Bay of Plenty Times

'Hardly surviving': Sales fall after dairy raid

11 Jul 03:29 AM

From early mornings to easy living

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

'Serious injuries': Crash closes highway

'Serious injuries': Crash closes highway

11 Jul 05:30 AM

Emergency services are responding to a two-vehicle crash which has closed SH29.

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
'Hardly surviving': Sales fall after dairy raid

'Hardly surviving': Sales fall after dairy raid

11 Jul 03:29 AM
Substation fault cuts power to thousands in Tauranga

Substation fault cuts power to thousands in Tauranga

11 Jul 03:01 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