The CTU is calling for an apology from Nicola Willis after her office made a false characterisation of CTU statements, which ultimately saw him blocked from future Treasury briefings. New data shows that Māori make up 83% of those charged under new gang laws. Financial incentives are being offered to landowners for a quick sale under the Government’s planned overhaul of the Public Works Act.
Union coverage
- CTU: Craig Renney and CTU want apology from Nicola Willis over Treasury ban
- ASMS: Trend to health privatisation ‘means we’re effectively paying twice’ – union
- E tū: Media Insider: Billionaire investor Jim Grenon says he has close to 50% support for NZME board overthrow
- PSA: Will Health NZ’s IT workers get a reprieve from cuts?
Employment
Politics
- Land acquisition overhaul offers incentives, cuts out environment court
- School lunch failures: Provider told to show daily visual evidence of quality
- ‘Get paid to join’: 300 sign up for first Whanganui citizens’ assembly
- Winston Peters to meet US Secretary of State in Washington visit
- Bowel cancer screening changes ‘driven by ideology, not facts’
- Cyber attacks: ‘It’s going to happen, be prepared and prepare now’
- Chris Hipkins overtakes Christopher Luxon as preferred prime minister in Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll
- Hipkins: No position yet on CGT, but will campaign on ‘tax reform’
Te Ao Māori
- A ‘destruction of Whānau Ora by stealth’ – providers
- Whānau Ora changes not a political hit job – Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
- Māori make up 83% of those charged under new gang laws
- Kapa haka leaders at top of the South Island confident region is ready to host Te Matatini
Economics
- Fonterra increases forecast earnings by up to 25%
- Criminal charges filed against HelloFresh
- New Zealand’s top executives expect economy to rebound, worried about global issues