The United Nations has been asked by PECA to urgently investigate pay equity changes brought in by the Government as thousands of women have their pay claims cancelled. Secondary teachers will walk off the job next Wednesday following a one percent pay rise offer during collective bargaining, which the PPTA says is the lowest in a generation. A new report has slammed the state of the country’s hospital radiology services saying inadequate staff numbers and a lack of investment is ‘unravelling’ the sector. An NZNO report shows that Aotearoa needs five times more Māori nurses to reflect the Māori population and deliver culturally safe health care.
Union coverage
- CTU: ‘Once a poster girl, now an international laggard’: Pay equity appeal goes to UN
- PPTA: Secondary teachers won’t cancel strikes until government improves offer
- NZNO: Five times more Māori nurses needed to meet population and health needs – report
- APEX: Hospital radiology services suffering surging demand, lack of investment report shows
- NZPFU: Critical fire truck fails test after repairs (paywall)
Employment
- Government pay equity changes spark UN investigation call (paywall)
- Police blame job cuts for not following Cabinet’s orders to improve asset management
- Kāinga Ora more than halves builders as public building programme slows (paywall)
Politics
- Israel deliberately obstructing aid, Former PM Helen Clark says
- Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick ‘named’ for refusing to leave Parliament
- Australia could be about to leapfrog NZ on climate targets
- US arms sales surge while NZ increases defence spending
- New Zealander detained by ICE waits for decision on six-year-old son’s release
- ‘It doesn’t cost the government anything’ – Wayne Brown calls for bed tax rethink
Te Ao Māori
- Principal slams Stanford’s scrapping of Māori words in readers
- Te Arawa Lakes Trust calls for stronger partnership to protect Rotorua lakes
Economics
- Regulator opens investigation into power and gas prices after complaint from businesses (paywall)
- Overseas company wants to buy stake in NZ red meat co-operative Alliance Group
- Warning after real estate agents caught altering sale agreements
- BNZ cuts home loan rates ahead of OCR announcement