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Devastating cuts to Whaakata Māori and Māori Teacher Training funding
Govt turns back on social housing, prepares to axe 300 Kāinga Ora workers
Govt blind to risks as science cuts leave Kiwis more vulnerable to natural disasters
Govt job cuts to blame for Wellington’s ills, not working from home
Library workers call for councils to come to the table to close illegal pay gap
Industrial action looms as NZDF refuses pay rise for civilian workers
Health workers at Pacific Radiology to strike against regional pay rates
Govt cuts frontline support for families in emergency housing Source
Govt cuts mean Salvation Army frontline workers face axe
Striking social service and support workers to rally for decent wages
PSA saddened at passing of Kiingi Pootatau Te Wherowhero Te Tuawhitu
Te Whatu Ora voluntary redundancies continue Govt’s slash and burn approach to public healthcare
Govt cuts frontline white collar crime fighters at Serious Fraud Office
Unions reject flawed care and support pay equity review outcome as a distraction
Short-sighted decision to put wellbeing of communities on backburner
Workers at major social housing and social service provider to strike for fair pay
PSA and Oranga Tamariki settle legal action against job cuts
Savage Government cuts will put community public health at risk
Government ignores voice of disabled community and downsizes Whaikaha
Govt diminishes critical role of Te Arawhiti, Office for Māori Crown Relations
Govt cuts protections for environment again – one in five roles axed at the EPA
PSA strongly rejects funding pay rises through cuts to jobs and services
Minister’s statement about community providers false and offensive
Workers celebrates win to keep Auckland pools and leisure centres under public control
Govt axes specialist Māori housing roles despite housing crisis facing many Māori
Govt’s war on science ramps up – big cuts planned for GNS Science
Political rhetoric not matched by health workers’ experience
Overturning Court of Appeal decision on foreshore and seabed is abuse of power
Sad day for Environment – more than a quarter of workforce to be cut
Govt should be increasing funding, not forcing another rushed restructure on Te Whatu Ora
PSA urges Government to come clean on real agenda behind slashing health further
PSA files claim against Oranga Tamariki in the Employment Relations Authority
Auckland Council eyes privatising pools and leisure centres
Blood Service workers celebrate long-awaited pay parity and cost of living settlement
Doomed to fail – ‘tough on crime’ Govt cuts teams speeding up justice system
Mental health targets welcome, but acute staff shortages mean action needed now
Removing Covid sick leave risks lives of patients and health workers
‘A demand for justice’ – Hundreds rally for pay equity for care and support workers
Care Workers To Rally Across Aotearoa For Pay Equity
Fabric of NZ’s social security system unravels as Govt axes more than 1400 roles
Children and young people will suffer from Govt’s sharp cuts at Oranga Tamariki
Cuts at Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission a step backwards for diversity and inclusion in the New Zealand Public Service
Govt cuts teams digitising public services & safeguarding privacy
Govt cuts will expose Kiwis to more extremist content, scams and sexual harm
Govt ignores housing crisis and ticks off deep cuts at Housing Ministry
Care and support workers call “Time’s Up”, take long-overdue pay equity claim to the ERA
One in six positions at Ministry of Health to go, Suicide Prevention Office still downgraded
Govt cuts put even more pressure on vital work of Stats NZ