The Pacific Media Network have covered the CTU’s analysis of the gender pay gap, with Rachel Mackintosh being interviewed on the impacts for Pasifika women. The NZPFU are calling for an inquiry into a fatal house fire in Ōtaki, as volunteer firefighters were left to handle the fire on their own for two hours. In employment news, Brooke van Velden is continuing her outreach to business on workplace health and safety. In political news, Health NZ are recommending that the Government consider Public Private Partnerships to help build and run hospitals. New research shows that NZers are paying more for groceries than comparable countries.
Union coverage
- CTU: ‘Tragedy’: Union boss decries ongoing Pacific gender pay gap
- PPTA: Help on the way for students struggling to pass new NCEA tests – Minister
- NZPFU: Professional Firefighters’ Union wants inquiry into fatal Ōtaki house fire
Employment
- Search for public service head comes down to one name
- Brooke van Velden would like to talk to you about health and safety in your workplace
Politics
- Dunedin Hospital: Why does it cost so much?
- Health NZ urges Govt to consider privately-run public hospitals
- Costello’s tobacco tax cut plan stalls after HTP product pulled
- Calls for government to invest in addiction programmes rather than lock people up
- Select committee fails to clarify who should pay for climate adaptation
- Spying, fake personas and rule breaking – MBIE cracks down on its investigators
- Immigration computers struggle with rush for visas ahead of fee hike
- Luxon’s brightline test change has him escape tax on apartment sale
- Wellington Airport sale again in jeopardy
Te Ao Māori
- Minister meeting with Ngāpuhi hapū as ‘sovereignty question’ lingers
- Kaipara council terminates formal iwi relationship agreements
- Te Ahu o te Reo programme supported Crown goals and was highly valued – report
- Māori are twice as likely to die from accidental drug overdose
Economics
- What Commerce Commission Foodstuffs decision could mean for shoppers
- New Zealand groceries more expensive than Australia, UK and Ireland – research
- Have the government’s interest deductibility promises proved true?