NZ Post is being told to start over on its consultation process for a proposed business reorganisation after the ERA found it failed to meet its obligations to union members. Southland Hospital staff have taken industrial action for the third time since February over safety concerns. More people moved away from New Zealand than migrated here in both April and May, according to updated estimates from Stats NZ. In the March quarter, the unemployment rate jumped to 5.1 percent, and the number of people in full-time jobs fell by 45,000 – the only area that saw positive growth was part-time work, with 25,000 more people in those roles. Former broadcaster Oriini Kaipara has been chosen to contest the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election for Te Pāti Māori.
Union coverage
- CTU: Rise of the underemployed: New Zealanders struggle to find full-time work
- CTU: Ditching NZ: More people left than arrived for the first time since 2022
- E tū: More industrial action over safety at Southland Hospital
- TEU: Polytech bail-outs lie ahead, Te Pūkenga warns
- PWU: NZ Post ordered back to drawing board on merger to slash 750 jobs
- ASMS: ‘Always in crisis mode’: Why psychiatrists are leaving NZ’s public health system (paywall)
Employment
Politics
- New government ‘alliance’ formed to combat online scammers
- Crypto ATMs to be banned in money laundering crackdown
- Homelessness data quality set to worsen in census overhaul (paywall)
- Revealed: The four people charged with reviewing every significant Treaty clause (paywall)
- Regulatory Standards Bill architect slams ‘unsavoury misinformation’ (paywall)
- NZ First edges ahead of ACT, Greens in new poll (paywall)
- Wellington mayoral candidate Ray Chung advised to take a step back over health concerns (paywall)
Te Ao Māori
- Former broadcaster Oriini Kaipara to contest Tāmaki Makaurau by-election for Te Pāti Māori
- Tāmaki Makaurau byelection: Kaipara will fight hard to retain seat for Te Pāti Māori – Waititi
- Law change prompts spike in Māori electoral roll registrations
- Sovereignty ‘red line’ in any future Ngāpuhi settlement message at Whangārei hapū hui
Economics
- Australian mining company Santana Minerals buys Otago land for $25 million
- Australian regulator not opposed to Lactalis buying Fonterra’s Mainland Group
- Tourism numbers plateau 14% below pre-Covid levels (paywall)
- Trade mission to Europe helps Kiwi cannabis firms meet potential partners (paywall)