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Govt Vocational Education Reforms Will Cause Massive Disruption
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:13:06 +1200 | NZCTU
“The NZCTU remains fundamentally opposed to these reforms, which will create further disruption across the sector and come off the back of a period of disruption and change in the sector over the past five years,” said NZCTU Acting President Rachel ...More >>
REVEALED: $310k Spent On Cars For Ex-PMs
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:57:25 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
The Department of Internal Affairs buys and replaces these cars for ex PMs and/or spouses, with the exception of Chris Hipkins, who wasn’t in the job more than two years, and John Key, who declined the entitlement.More >>
Public Toilet? More Like Public Rip-Off
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:37:07 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
The final location had to be signed off by both local hapū and Heritage New Zealand, with excavation carried out under the watchful eye of both a cultural monitor and Heritage NZ representatives.More >>
Mayor Wayne Brown Needs To Front Up Over Newsroom Allegations
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:24:28 +1200 | Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance
Does Auckland Council's conflict of interest policies mean anything at all, or are they just a fig leaf? If the Council can't deal with this in a robust and transparent manner, it's appropriate for the Auditor-General to step in.More >>
Health CEO Paid More Than The PM — Then Got A Golden Handshake
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:16:14 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
While hospitals are under pressure and frontline workers are crying out for resources, the top brass are looking after their own. It’s bureaucratic back-handers at its worst.More >>
‘Cultural Safety’ Must Not Trump Speech Rights And Qualified Care For Patients
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:34:51 +1200 | Free Speech Union
Practitioners face increasing overreach from regulators that threatens to undermine not only their individual liberties, but the important contribution dissent, debate, and the contest of ideas play in our healthcare sector.More >>
Housing Costs Keep Soaring, What Will It Take To Cap Rates?
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:56:49 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
“Ministers Willis and Watts needs the courage to slash inflationary overspending and cap council rates hikes. That’s the pathway back to a growing economy.” More >>
Inflation Data Confirms Real Terms Minimum Wage Cut
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:52:28 +1200 | NZCTU
This data is another piece of evidence about who is winning and losing in the economy. The poorest working people are facing higher costs they can’t avoid – but with less money to pay.More >>
UCOL Cuts Will Cause Lasting Damage
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:11:34 +1200 | Tertiary Education Union
The proposal impacts on the roles of approximately 27 academic staff and 47 administration and support staff in areas like disability support, enrolment and cultural support. More >>
CTU Economist Craig Renney Launches His Brand New Podcast 'Locked Out With Craig Renney' At 4am, Thursday 17th April
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:52:18 +1200 | Blindfish Media
“Locked Out will examine the numbers being thrown around in New Zealand and will take a critical eye to areas of politics, economics, and society” says host Craig Renney.More >>
Health Infrastructure Plan Ushering In Privatisation Of The Health System
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:13:52 +1200 | PSA
Privatisation will inevitably mean syphoning money off from providing health services for all to pay profits to private corporations. This will result in only those who can pay being able to access adequate health care and other vital services.More >>
Tauranga Council’s $125m Office Fit For Wall Street, Not Main Street
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:51:46 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
Council staff already enjoy perks like $100,000 life insurance, bonus annual leave, and subsidised bus cards. Now they’re adding $470,000 in coffee machines and a Wall Street-style fit-out on the ratepayer tab.More >>
The Rates Freeze Reset Wellington Desperately Needs
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:51:08 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
Ray Chung is putting a stake in the ground and saying the Council should live within its means. Ratepayers aren’t an ATM, and Wellington’s had enough of being shaken down to fund consultants and vanity projects.More >>
Police Commit To Change ‘Hate’ Threshold In Training
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:25:47 +1200 | Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union will continue to work closely with Police on this matter, reviewing the new training material in coming weeks and meeting with the Assistant Police Commissioner again before the end of next month.More >>
$5.2 Million Consultant Spend Unacceptable As Cost Blowouts Grow
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:52:06 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
Every dollar spent needs to stand up to scrutiny and, right now, local ratepayers simply cannot afford these kinds of white elephants. More >>
Big Council Doesn’t Always Mean Better Council: Amalgamation On The Cards
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:49:54 +1200 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Sam Warren, Local Government Campaigns Manager for the Taxpayers’ Union, said: “Better collaboration between councils to find efficiencies for both service and infrastructure delivery is certainly encouraged, so long as they reduce the burden ...More >>
Lower Hutt Mayor Weaponises Harmful Digital Communications Act To Silence Political Commentary From Ratepayers
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:11:55 +1200 | Free Speech Union
This is an outrageous weaponisation of our law using it to seek cover from political challenge, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union. More >>
Strike Action Brewing At Large Home Support Employer
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:41:35 +1200 | Public Service Association
Stop work meetings will be held from 8am to 10am tomorrow, for over 1000 union members. Most earn the minimum wage and some slightly more, but none have received a pay increase for nearly two years.More >>
REVEALED: Department Of The Prime Minister And Cabinet Caught With Its Tabs Down
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:39:03 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
The response confirms the incidents occurred across multiple months in 2024, with a particularly high concentration in May (5), June (4), and July (7) — suggesting a consistent pattern of misuse rather than one-off mistakes.More >>
Worker Involvement Critical In Developing AI For The Good Of Aotearoa - PSA
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:26:53 +1200 | PSA
Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi National Secretary Kerry Davies said these figures indicated there was a clear and pressing need for employers to engage with workers and the unions who represent them on using AI in a planned ...More >>
