Bay’s battlers still need help to make ends meet
Te Tuinga Whanau Support Services Trust social services manager Pikiteora Russell (left) talks with social worker Gena Young. Photo/John Borren
More people are battling poverty and seeking help as the cost of living continues to rise in Tauranga, social agencies say.
Salvation Army Tauranga community ministries manager Davina Plummer said it was dealing with families that only had $25 a week per person for food.
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Pak’nSave wins Price Fight Again
Pak’nSave is still the cheapest place to buy your groceries, with the cut price giant maintaining the cost of the same 20 items for the past five years. Read More
City’s Rental Housing In Crisis
Nikki McAllister works full-time, supports her sons, is actively applying for rental properties, but cannot secure a home for her family.
Hardship follows back-to-school costs
Josh went back to school last week in a rag-tag uniform. As his mum says it was “scraped together”.
He was still wearing the over-sized and tattered shorts he wore last year and the over-sized shirts he also wore last year.
Rents Climb and Tenants Seek Financial Advice
Thousands of Bay tenants could be in for a shock as experts predict rents will continue to rise this year as demand for rental properties soars.
Trade Me figures show there was a 30 per cent drop in the rentals advertised on its site in 2014 and Ross Stanway, chief executive of Realty Services, which operates Bayleys and Eves, said demand was higher than supply for good rental properties.
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Bus fares make ‘free’ education tougher: parents
Photo / Andrew Warner: Tyler (left), Zania, and Sasha Davison will have to pay for the bus from Papamoa to Mount Maunganui College from next term.
Parents of more than 4000 Tauranga school students will soon be forced to pay for a bus to the nearest school, costing families $11.50 a week. Read More
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More Jobs As Benefit Numbers Drop
The number of Western Bay of Plenty residents on benefits has dropped more than 7 per cent as more jobs become available, according to new figures.
Ministry of Social Development figures show 11,028 Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga residents claimed benefits in the three months to December last year – 868 or 7.3 per cent less than the same quarter in 2013. Read More