Machines will take over more jobs at Immigration New Zealand under a multi-million-dollar upgrade that will mean decisions to approve visas will be automated – decisions to reject applications will continue to be taken by staff. Health New Zealand’s commitment to boosting specialist palliative care for dying children is under scrutiny, after promises it was actively recruiting more staff, despite not advertising any jobs.
Union coverage
- CTU: Bad bosses beware – ‘wage theft’ is now a crime
- MWU: Timaru council proposal to cut jobs likely to impact tight job market
- APEX: Private medical lab workers strike for pay parity
Employment
- INZ introducing automated decision-making in $336m overhaul
- Health NZ under fire over lack of palliative care for children
Politics
- Papua New Guinea PM and Christopher Luxon hold media conference after meeting
- Petition launched against ‘horrible, disgusting and inedible’ school lunches
- National MP moves to shield companies from climate liability
- Labour’s Greg O’Connor plans to stick around even if his Ōhāriu seat is carved up
- The next pandemic is coming. NZ isn’t ready
Te Ao Māori
- Potaka unaware Government ruled out Treaty clause in RMA reform
- ‘A win for all Indigenous languages’: Te reo Māori enters the Ivy League
- ‘Peace’ for Ngāti Hāua negotiator ahead of signing Deed of Settlement
Economics
- How will US tariffs impact NZ? Report sheds new light
- Why housing affordability is improving even while prices aren’t falling
- Banks to lend almost half of $14b in new spending at Watercare