Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP

The biggest news this week was Budget 2021 and there is plenty of good news for various sectors across the country including the Bay of Plenty. There will be more about the recovery budget this weekend and I'll be attending events next week around the recovery budget 2021 to talk in more detail.

This weekend my Parliamentary colleague, Minister Stuart Nash will join me for the official opening of the newly built Papamoa Surf Rescue Base. This initiative has been a long time in the making for the community and the team, led by project manager Jim Pearson. We will join in celebrating the opening of this purpose-built and much needed community facility. Congratulations to the many partners who have worked collaboratively with local and central government to finally bring this brilliant life-saving hub to Papamoa.

Recently there have been updates from Waka Kotahi on both the Takitimu North Link and the State Highway Two (SH2), Waihi to Tauranga corridor. Takitimu North Link is the western Bay's most significant roading project and the first part of the design and construct contract has just been awarded to Fulton Hogan and Heb Construction. Work is due to commence later this year.

The Takitimu North Link project will support urban growth in the western Bay and is a key part of the region's Connected Centres programme developed by the Urban Form and Transport Initiative.