Budget 2021: What is it and what to know before the announcement
19 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson will deliver Budget 2021 on Thursday. Photo / NZME
OPINION
It s budget time. It s the time of year when the Government seems to be spending more money than we can comprehend in ways many members of the public don t quite understand. So what is the Budget and why should we care in little ol Bay of Plenty?
According to Labour itself, the Budget is when all of the Government s investments for the next year get planned out – and it s also when the Government explains why its Budget is the way it is .
Government makes changes to Rotorua emergency housing
13 May, 2021 01:08 AM
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Megan Woods emergency housing in Rotorua.
Rotorua Daily Post
Wrap around social support services for those in emergency accommodation to be provided
Grouping of cohorts like families and tamariki in particular motels separate from other groups
One-stop Housing Hub for access to services and support to be established
The Government has announced changes to emergency housing provision in Rotorua.
The Government will directly contract motels in Rotorua to deliver the service, it easier for wrap-around support to be delivered to whānau and tamariki living in motels.
A task force from central government has been working with the Rotorua Lakes District Council and Te Arawa iwi to provide better support and outcomes for people living in emergency housing motels and the community.
After months of reports of substandard emergency accommodation, particularly in Rotorua, the Government has finally made moves to improve the situation, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “While these are good first .