Health and safety campaigner Sonya Rockhouse has come out in support of the joint open letter from the NZCTU, Business NZ and others. A new Xero Small Business Insights report shows that small businesses are cutting staff and keeping wages low, while the Salvation Army’s State of the Pacific Peoples report highlights a decline in unemployment and crime rates within Pacific communities but also shows ongoing challenges in child poverty, education, and family violence. Nicola Willis cannot name any businesses that support the Government’s work-from-home directive, despite saying data is critical to understanding the subject. Louise Upston is using the latest benefit forecasts to claim the Government’s tougher sanctions are needed.
Union coverage
- NZCTU: Give power to powerless in health and safety review
- PSA: DIA restructure finds more job cuts, despite protests from staff, union
Employment
- Small businesses continue to cut staff, keep wages low – report
- Pacific People’s report: Employment rises but housing crisis hurts families
- No list of businesses to back Willis’ work-from-home stance
- Entire secondary school exams team replaced over past year
Politics
- Lake Alice survivors: Relief, annoyance over Crown move on legal fees
- Why abuse survivors want the Solicitor-General gone
- Benefit forecasts highlight need for tougher sanctions, government says
Te Ao Māori
- Changes to customary marine title ‘deeply reckless’ – law expert
- Hīkoi mō te Tiriti: South Island to join nationwide hīkoi to Parliament
Economics
- Auckland renters struggling with mouldy, damp homes and no sense of security
- Back to basics for Spark after profit forecast cut