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by Councillor Steve Morris Abraham Lincoln said: “If [people are] given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.” What undermines confidence in the bureaucracy is a tendency to only highlight ‘facts’ that suit their agenda. The marketing Council is doing on this year’s budget omits ‘unpleasant’ facts like a $14m increase in Council salaries while nurses and teachers have a pay freeze. The marketing says it’s just an extra $1 a day or two more bottles of milk a week to fund Council but they fail to hig...

Chief Executive of Priority One Recently we saw the release of quarterly economic data, with the Bay of Plenty a stellar performer compared to nearly all other regions in Aotearoa for the March quarter. Our economy is in better shape than most on almost all measures; notably employment, consumer spending and economic growth. The strength of our economy has quickly led us to concentrate on what the future looks like, in particular where we get talent from for businesses that are growing. Unemployment has dropped quickly to pre-Covid levels, demand for staff has grown and most businesses are...

'); } else { // } Labour MP Budget 2021 announced last week is all about securing our recovery from Covid. It lays the foundations for coming out of Covid stronger by addressing long term challenges like housing, inequality and climate change, while making sure we can continue to grow the economy. The Government’s policies will see up to 33,000 children lifted out of poverty, and Treasury forecasts 221,000 more people will be in jobs over the next four years as our economy recovers. Locally we are seeing the benefits from Government expenditure in the region. ...

Man denies shooting at police officers Aren Curtis appeared at Tauranga District Court today. File photo. '); } else { // } A man who allegedly shot at police officers in Mount Maunganui is denying all charges. Aren Thomas Curtis, 31, appeared via audio visual link at Tauranga District Court on Thursday and laughed as the charges related to use of firearms against law enforcement were read out by District Court Judge Christopher Harding. Curtis allegedly shot in the direction of officers chasing him, as he allegedly ran from a road-spiked Audi in the early hours of...

'); } Brisbane Airport green zone breach update Thirty-two people in New Zealand have been advised to isolate at home and continue to isolate until they receive a negative result from a day 5 test. "To date, three have returned a negative result," reports the Ministry. "Remaining passengers who weren’t at the locations of interest at the specified times should continue monitoring their health and if symptoms develop, call Healthline and get a test. "The risk from this event continues to be assessed as low." Western Australia update People who were in Perth between April 27 and May 1 are ...