Concerns over the closure of pulp and paper mills and the impact on the local community, Uber drivers celebrate a landmark ruling, posties clash with NZ Post, and concerns rise over fair treatment in education and government actions.
Union coverage
- FIRST, E Tū: Uber drivers applaud landmark employment court ruling
- PWU: Dispute brews between NZ Post and Wellington posties over flyer
Employment
- Hundreds at community meeting over central North Island mill closures
- Ministry of Education staff member raises fears curriculum writing teams not appointed on merit
Politics
- Jury still out on impact of Labour’s major mental health investment in 2019 Budget
- Crown funding for more solar could power 178,000 homes
- Bill for local council water service delivery passes third reading
- Christopher Luxon in Tonga for first Pacific Islands Forum as prime minister
- ‘Surging seas are coming for all of us’, warns UN chief
- PM OK with ‘communist judge’ comment, Simeon Brown has his driver’s licence
- ‘Totally mad’: Up to $7m to be spent on new ministerial offices
Te Ao Māori
- Treaty Negotiations Minister defends 5% of coastline comment
- Customary marine title: No comment from Crown witness on govt Treaty commitments
Economics
- Lowest income New Zealanders paying highest power prices, data reveals
- Big four power companies double their annual profits to more than $1 billion
- Building cost inflation return to ‘normal’ levels