Fire and Emergency NZ has threatened to deduct pay from firefighters participating in any further strikes. Figures from actors’ union Equity New Zealand reveal a stark reality – 80% of their members last year earned $15,000 or less from performance. According to economist Shamubeel Eaqub New Zealand’s economy is on a “precipice”, as the country faces increasing pressure as a result of war in Iran. The Government is taking advice on what legal powers it could use if major oil companies stop shipping fuel to New Zealand.
Union coverage
- NZPFU: Fire and Emergency NZ threaten wage deductions for striking firefighters
- Equity: ‘Still shopping at the bargain bins at Pak’nSave’: The precarious reality for NZ stage and screen performers (paywall)
Employment
Politics
- Iran war: Labour sees case for cutting fuel taxes, but ACT doesn’t (paywall)
- Advice sought on legal powers if oil supplies dry up (paywall)
- Ministry of Social Development apologises for broken data system
- Government working ‘around the clock’ to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East
- Local government minister Simon Watts can’t guarantee rates cap won’t increase social housing rents
- NZTA picks cheaper but less effective option to fix SH2 through Waioweka Gorge
- New Zealand is losing faith in the internet
- Treasury warns of ‘risky’, ‘untested’ Dunedin hospital contract (paywall)
Te Ao Māori
- Women invoice Luxon for gender and ethnic pay gaps
- Rob Ruha, Taumata o Apanui and NZSO re-defining Aotearoa’s national sound
Economics
- NZ economy ‘on precipice’ as markets wobble, oil price rises
- Air NZ suspends earning guidance amid global jet fuel markets volatility
- Iran conflict sparks freight chaos: New Zealand faces soaring costs and months‑long delays
- One in two large businesses successfully attacked by cybercriminals in last year