The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi undertakes a broad range of work to advance and improve the lives of working people.
As the trade union peak body in Aotearoa New Zealand, the NZCTU submits on a range of policy areas on behalf of our affiliated unions and the broader workforce.
Stay up to date on the work of the NZCTU, including our submissions, analysis, and resources below.
Latest from the NZCTU
- Submission on Electoral Amendment Bill
This Bill is a direct assault on New Zealand democracy and contrary to the values of our open and inclusive society. Key parts of the Bill are reminiscent of voter-suppression… Read More »Submission on Electoral Amendment Bill - Submission on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill
The NZCTU opposes this a retrograde Bill, which will restrict local government’s ability to fulfil its important roles in supporting community decision-making and wellbeing. It reflects the current government’s rhetorical… Read More »Submission on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill - Submission on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill
The NZCTU opposes the Employment Relations Amendment Bill 2025 (the Bill) in the strongest possible terms.The Bill is nothing more than a ‘multi-pronged’ attack on the rights and dignity of… Read More »Submission on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill - Economic Bulletin August 2025
In the feature article we examine Inland Revenue’s draft report on tax options for an ageing population. Unless there are changes to taxation, an ageing population will squeeze the government’s… Read More »Economic Bulletin August 2025 - Submission on the Draft National Infrastructure Plan
The draft National Infrastructure Plan sets out key challenges facing New Zealand when it comes to building and maintaining infrastructure and the Infrastructure Commission’s recommendations for how we can address… Read More »Submission on the Draft National Infrastructure Plan - Submission guide | Employment Relations Amendment Bill 2025
Minister for Workplace Relations Brooke van Velden’s Employment Relations Amendment Bill has passed its first reading. If it becomes law, it would seriously undermine workers’ rights in New Zealand’s legal… Read More »Submission guide | Employment Relations Amendment Bill 2025
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Latest Submissions
- Submission on Electoral Amendment BillThis Bill is a direct assault on New Zealand democracy and contrary to the values of our open and inclusive society. Key parts of the Bill are reminiscent of voter-suppression… Read More »Submission on Electoral Amendment Bill
- Submission on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment BillThe NZCTU opposes this a retrograde Bill, which will restrict local government’s ability to fulfil its important roles in supporting community decision-making and wellbeing. It reflects the current government’s rhetorical… Read More »Submission on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill
- Submission on the Employment Relations Amendment BillThe NZCTU opposes the Employment Relations Amendment Bill 2025 (the Bill) in the strongest possible terms.The Bill is nothing more than a ‘multi-pronged’ attack on the rights and dignity of… Read More »Submission on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill
- Submission on the Draft National Infrastructure PlanThe draft National Infrastructure Plan sets out key challenges facing New Zealand when it comes to building and maintaining infrastructure and the Infrastructure Commission’s recommendations for how we can address… Read More »Submission on the Draft National Infrastructure Plan
- Submission on the Public Finance Amendment Bill
This submission comments on select aspects of the Public Finance Amendment Bill. The NZCTU opposes the removal of the wellbeing provisions from the Act. These were inserted in 2020 to… Read More »Submission on the Public Finance Amendment Bill - Submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill
The NZCTU opposes the Regulatory Standards Bill in the strongest terms. The “principles of responsible regulation” set out in the Bill reflect the marginal and extreme worldview of libertarianism, which… Read More »Submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill - Submission on Education and Training (Vocational Education and Training System) Amendment Bill
The NZCTU opposes the Education and Training (Vocational Education and Training System) Amendment Bill. The Bill will implement another significant restructure of the vocational education and training (VET) sector, even… Read More »Submission on Education and Training (Vocational Education and Training System) Amendment Bill - Submission on Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2)
The NZCTU is concerned by the following elements of this Bill: - Submission on Employment Relations (Termination of Employment by Agreement) Amendment Bill
The NZCTU strongly opposes the Employment Relations (Termination of Employment by Agreement) Amendment Bill 2025 (the Bill). The possibility of terminating employment in a mutually agreed manner already exists in… Read More »Submission on Employment Relations (Termination of Employment by Agreement) Amendment Bill