290 library workers across Christchurch will get a pay rise to reflect the “true value” of their work, despite the abrupt cancellation of their pay equity claim, due to a strong commitment to pay equity from Christchurch City Council. Care workers at the country’s largest provider of Māori-based support for people with disabilities have reached an agreement with their employer that will avert strike action and their suspension without pay. The postal workers union says a new return-to-sender policy will have a negative effect on hospital patients and medical services, as some post may not reach its intended destination.
Union coverage
- PWU: Union wants NZ Post policy returned to sender
- NZEI: What’s good for kids who need learning support is good for all kids
- PSA: Disability care workers and Māori services provider step back from industrial conflict
Employment
- Christchurch council commits to pay equity despite law change
- WelTec and Whitireia students and staff in limbo over proposed closure
Politics
- National bus card delayed for third time
- Scientists hit back over Prime Minister’s ‘worthies’ insult
- Government invests $13.5 million in bid to attract 72,000 more visitors to NZ
- Government warned corruption and ‘insider threats’ increasing in New Zealand
- DIA mum on ‘forensic deep dive’ into Beehive security clearance gaps
- Labour keeps door open for Te Pāti Māori, but urges focus on ‘core areas’
Te Ao Māori
Economics
- Kiwibank cuts home loan interest rates
- Global freight costs push up as end to Trump’s tariff pause nears
- New Zealand’s Rich Listers climb above $100 billion despite ‘tough’ times
- Air New Zealand trialling wireless internet on domestic aircraft using Starlink satellites