The Labour Inspectorate could soon be knocking on the door of hundreds of businesses nation-wide, as it launches a major crackdown on those not abiding by the law. NorthTec staff are on edge as Northland’s leading polytechnic proposes to stop 11 programmes across primary industries, forestry, and construction.
Union coverage
- TEU: Proposed cuts at NorthTec prompt dive in staff morale and concerns for unskilled workforce
- CTU: Even ‘middle class’ struggling to pay rent
Employment
- Wellington bus routes affected by drivers’ meeting
- ‘Errant’ businesses warned: The Labour Inspectorate is coming for you
Politics
- Peters in Washington: ‘Some of us saw the certainty of change’
- Indian PM Narendra Modi alleges ‘anti-India activity’ in New Zealand
- Haeata Community Campus wants to ditch free school lunch provider
- Labour’s fast-changing private partnerships message
- Chief water adviser warns over clean-up disruption
- ACT looks to stand candidates in local elections for first time
- Te Pāti Māori co-leader criticised by ACT for comparing David Seymour to his lawns
- Channelling Churchill: Judith Collins wants the public service to get to the point, quickly
Te Ao Māori
Economics
- Organics industry raises the alarm if NZ’s GE Free status abandoned
- Deadline looms for small firms to repay almost $1b of ‘Covid’ loans