Staggering payrates for new Ministry of Regulation amid public service cuts, ambulance officers striking for better funding, teachers addressing Pacific student challenges, and concerns over rising costs in energy and employment.
Union coverage
- CTU: The numbers show the OCR celebrations are overdone
- FIRST:Ambulance officers take strike action in hope to highlight wider funding ‘dilemma’
- FIRST: ‘Shock and fear’: Hundreds of jobs on the line at NZ mills
- PPTA: Teachers target Pacific student failure rates
Employment
- Benefit cut after one missed appointment, former public servant says
- Ministry of Regulation staffers earn an average of $150k a year
Politics
- Govt moves to raise carbon price, says petrol will only rise 3c a litre
- Gun minister challenged on firearms company conflict of interest
- New Human Rights Commissioner to be ‘very careful’ in commentary – Justice Minister
- Former Green MP Darleen Tana says they have no intention of resigning
- Independent MP Darleen Tana ‘grasping at straws’ over resignation – law professor
Te Ao Māori
- ‘The Crown is sovereign’, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says
- Racism impacts health, well-being and identity of rangatahi Māori
Economics
- ‘Ridiculously high’ power prices threatening manufacturers – Shane Jones
- Capital raising options for Kiwibank to be investigated – Willis
- ComCom chair ‘really thrilled’ by Government response over banking
- $227m loss for Fletcher Building, ‘challenging’ year ahead
- Property investors ‘will be back in the hunt’ as market conditions improve