More public service job cuts are on the way, with hundreds more jobs set to be axed at Health NZ, and close to 50 jobs at Te Arawhiti. Winston Peters is saying Nicola Willis’ ferry proposal is now dead in the water and that he is going back to the drawing board. Controversial legislation is passing Parliament under urgency this week, including the reinstatement the three strikes law and a bill making life harder for beneficiaries.
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Employment
- Hundreds more jobs set to go at Health New Zealand
- Māori-Crown relations office Te Arawhiti confirms restructure
- Change in direction for Holidays Act reform
- Probe into Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming: What we know
- ‘No job is worth sticking out a terrible manager’: NZers suffer in toxic work environments
Politics
- Peters says ferry decision is back to the drawing board
- New legislation cracking down on beneficiaries passes first reading
- Bill reinstating controversial three strikes law passes second reading
- Specialists draft anti-slavery bill which they hope MPs will support
- Conservative US commentator Candace Owens will ‘stoke more hatred’ on NZ visit – Holocaust Centre