More than 36,000 Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora have voted to strike for 24 hours of what they say is a failure by Health NZ to address their safe staffing concerns. Erica Stanford has unveiled a plan to double the economic benefits brought into the country by international students. A group of industry bodies and independent energy retailers have launched a new campaign calling for an overhaul of the energy market. Labour MP Peeni Henare has been confirmed as his party’s candidate for the Tamaki Makaurau by-election.
Union coverage
- CTU: NZ to block corporate lawsuit rights in Asia trade deal (paywall)
- NZNO: Nurses vote to go on 24-hour strike, citing safe staffing concerns
- NZNO: Thousands of nurses to strike at the end of July (paywall)
- TEU: No need for bill protecting campus free speech, unis and legal experts say
Employment
- Oranga Tamariki paying nearly $2m a year to communications staff
- Young and shut out: Gen Z face the harshest job market in years (paywall)
- Mental health minister says workforce is recovering from chronic understaffing
Politics
- Government unveils plan to lift international student enrolments
- Long-term changes needed to bailouts, natural disaster responses – Christopher Luxon
- Doctors warn private health moves risk a US-style system
- ACT leader David Seymour wants a fast-track for new supermarket companies (paywall)
- ACT sets out plan to party faithful: ‘Keep the government and make it better’
- ‘Regrets’, but no ‘sorry’: Ray Chung backs down on Tory Whanau apology pledge (paywall)
Te Ao Māori
- Peeni Henare to contest Tāmaki Makaurau by-election for Labour
- ‘It is an interesting time’ – Tania Simpson takes over as chair of Waitangi Trust
- Reviewers of legislation Treaty clauses expected to report back in months
Economics
- Stock markets retreat as Trump ramps up trade-offensive
- New Zealand’s manufacturing slump continues, slowing economic recovery
- Manufacturers still struggling despite hopes for recovery (paywall)
- Electricity market concerns outlined in new campaign