The PSA are calling the Prime Minister a hypocrite for committing to increase defence spending while hundreds of more civilian New Zealand Defence Force jobs are set to be cut as part of a major restructure. The number of companies being investigated for people trafficking in New Zealand has skyrocketed by almost 4000 percent, which Workers First say is just the tip of the iceberg. New Zealanders have given the government a rating of 4.2 out of 10 in the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor survey, the lowest on record since it started measuring in mid-2017.
Union coverage
- PSA: New Zealand Defence Force proposing to cut hundreds of roles, union says
- ASMS: Fewer beds, fewer doctors – Christchurch Hospital reduces staffing in ICU
- NZEI: Libelle Group liquidation sparks calls for school lunch reforms and local solutions
- Workers First: People trafficking probes surge by 4000%, no prosecutions in five years
Employment
- Finance Minister Nicola Willis warns job market won’t pick up just yet
- Tertiary institutions ‘should not assume funding will be maintained’
- Advertised salary growth rate falls further – SEEK
- Are you allowed to talk about salaries with your workmates?
Politics
- Ratings of government performance hit new low – Ipsos survey
- Defence focus on Luxon’s last day in India
- Ship broker sought to buy new Cook Strait ferries
- Tougher Official Information Act penalties needed, Chief Ombudsman says
- New reading, maths test could see schools unfairly ranked – expert
- Government rejects Hauraki Gulf compromise
- ‘Rubbish’: Luxon hits back at ACT MP’s claim farmers are irate with National
Te Ao Māori
- Shane Jones looks to convince iwi of geothermal potential under Maori-owned land
- ‘Not how kaumātua should be treated’ – alleged beating of parolee Dean Wickliffe condemned
- Mata Season 3 | Episode 5: Whānau Ora, foreign policy, frozen school lunches; Nanaia Mahuta and Tau Henare discuss.
Economics
- Economy rebounds out of recession more sharply than expected
- New Zealand eyes India as key market for tourism growth
- South Taranaki farmers say drought is worst in more than 40 years
- Warehouse Group sales fall again in ‘tough and uncertain economic conditions’
- Commerce Commission to probe big bank membership of UN’s Net-Zero Banking Alliance