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New Zealand Luxon’s speech an exercise in smoke and mirrors [NZCTU] 26-01-2025

New Zealand Serious concerns about the state of emergency response fleet [NZPFU-Te Kahui Kaipatuahi O Aotearoa] 14-01-2025

New Zealand Border operations staff take strike action [SunLive] 30-12-2024

New Zealand NZ Post proposal to stop delivering to some letterboxes: Postal workers union slates possibility 700 posties to go [The Herald] 10-12-2024

New Zealand PSA calls for end of unlawful lockout by disability support provider [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi] 05-12-2024

New Zealand Unite supports BDS [Unite Union] 28-11-2024

New Zealand Pike River: 14 years on and too many of us are being injured at work [E tu union] 21-11-2024

New Zealand Nurses union calls nationwide strike over pay dispute with Health NZ [Radio New Zealand] 18-11-2024

New Zealand Petition: Support paid student nurse training [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa] 13-11-2024

New Zealand Give power to powerless in health and safety review [Newsroom] 03-11-2024


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New report highlights the need for culturally safe Maori nursing ratios 2025-02-06 [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa]

Govt must re-employ science staff about to be axed from Callaghan Innovation 2025-02-06 [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi]

Pathlab worker strike highlights public-private pay gap 2025-02-05 [The Times]

Pay parity: Surgery delays as lab workers strike 2025-02-05 [Sun Live]

Unemployment climbs above 5 percent 2025-02-05 [NZCTU-Te Kauae Kamahi]

Tertiary education broken up for spare parts in reshuffle 2025-02-05 [TEU-Te Hautu Kahurangi]

Same work, same pay: APEX laboratory workers strike on Wednesday and Friday 2025-02-05 [NZ Doctor]

Surgery delays as lab workers strike for pay parity 2025-02-05 [Radio New Zealand]

Doctor's union on govt plans for Dunedin Hospital 2025-02-04 [Radio New Zealand]

Unions pay respects to visionary leader 2025-02-03 [NZEI-Te Riu Roa]

Dunedin Hospital build turned into political football-union 2025-02-03 [Radio New Zealand]

  JOB   Te Pou Tuarā 2025-02-02 [TEU]

  JOB   ICT Software Developer 2025-02-02 [E tu]

  JOB   Union Organiser 2025-02-02 [PSA]

  JOB   Union Organiser 2025-02-02 [E tu]

  JOB   Union Organiser 2025-02-02 [E tu]

  JOB   Communications and Campaigns Advisor 2025-02-02 [PSA]

Public services, workers well-being hit hard by government cuts-union 2025-02-01 [Radio New Zealand]

Workers sound alarm as Govt cuts impact services Kiwis rely on 2025-01-31 [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi]

Minister must reverse all Oranga Tamariki cuts after Barnardos U turn 2025-01-31 [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi]

Scaled back new Dunedin hospital puts cost cutting before health 2025-01-31 [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa]

Can New Zealand's fifth health minister in as many years make the system better? 2025-01-29 [Stuff]

Pathlab strike: Tauranga worker claims he'd earn extra $30k for same job at Waikato Hospital 2025-01-29 [NZ Herald]

'Significant clinical risk': Dargaville Hospital rostered overnight doctor only five out of 55 nights 2025-01-29 [Radio New Zealand]

Proper funding of primary care nurses key to Kiwis getting into GPs 2025-01-29 [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa]

Hear our voice PM-the PSA's campaign against asset sales begins today 2025-01-28 [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi]

One week on, new health minisiter must lift hiring freeze and start delivering 2025-01-28 [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi]

'Something is very wrong in our society and economy' NZCTU workforce survey shows people fear for future 2025-01-27 [NZCTU-Te Kauae Kamahi]

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  JOB   Team Leader 2025-01-26 [E tu]

  JOB   Union Organiser 2025-01-26 [E tu]

Luxon’s speech an exercise in smoke and mirrors 2025-01-26 [NZCTU]

Luxon's speech an exercise in smoke and mirror's 2025-01-25 [NZCTU-Te Kauae Kamahi]

Privatization and asset sales puts profits ahead of people's needs 2025-01-25 [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi]

Public Service Association calls on Luxon to rule out privatization: 'Not the New Zealand way'. 2025-01-25 [Radio New Zealand]

New science minister must guarentee no further cuts to science jobs 2025-01-24 [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi]

Axing of Callaghan Innovation, loss of 500 jobs already makes a mockery of latest reform 2025-01-24 [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi]

Laboratory workers set to strike for two days in February 2025-01-23 [NZ Doctor]

'They are all petrified'-recently graduated enrolled nurses unable to find jobs 2025-01-23 [Radio New Zealand]

New cutbacks at NZME harmful for public, 'news eco-system'-union 2025-01-23 [Radio New Zealand]

Working people will pay for static inflation 2025-01-23 [NZCTU-Te Kauae Kamahi]

Same work, same pay: Medical workers strike for 48 hours 2025-01-21 [APEX]

Border operations staff take strike action tomorrow after zero pay offer 2025-01-21 [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi]

Shuffling ministers ignores need to increase funding for health and the public service 2025-01-21 [PSA-Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi]

Time for the government to address challenges faced by health sector-NZNO 2025-01-19 [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa]

Decision on proposed Waikato medical school taking too long 2025-01-18 [Radio New Zealand]

Stab-proof vests for mental health nurses? 2025-01-17 [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa]

Athelete union's legal bid for collective agreement overturned 2025-01-16 [Radio New Zealand]

Union mulls stab proof vests, personal alarms after nurse attacked 2025-01-16 [Radio New Zealand]

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27-02-1951 Troops are sent onto the Auckland and Wellington wharfs to attempt to break the dockers' strike [more]