Employment
Three quarters of police union members reject pay offer
The Police Association says the Government needs to show they genuinely value the role and commitment of officers. Police Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Chair of Whānau Ora on job cuts at Oranga Tamariki
The chair of Whānau Ora, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, says a crisis in children's welfare will not be helped by cutting jobs at Oranga Tamariki. Raukawa-Tait spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Children's Commissioner concerned monitoring work will go with job cuts
Claire Achmad is also concerned to hear about proposed significant job losses in the child protection system. Audio
Oranga Tamariki proposes to cut more than 400 jobs
About 1900 roles would be affected overall - either changed or disestablished - in the "scope of restructuring work".
'Dark day': Ministry of Education to cut 565 jobs
It makes the proposal the biggest single slash to a public service agency so far.
The Panel with Sue Kedgley and Peter Field (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Sue Kedgley and Peter Field discuss the large number of job cuts in the public sector, what it means for Ka Ora Ka Ako School Lunch Programmes, and what… Audio
Police Association members reject latest pay offer
Police Association says members are looking for a sincere effort by the government to address the cost of living crisis and recognise the increasing dangers officers faced.
Hundreds of jobs to go at Oranga Tamariki
Oranga Tamariki - The Children's Ministry has today confirmed plans to disestablish 447 jobs - reducing its workforce by nine percent. Reporter Jemima Huston spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Ministry of Education job cuts may affect school lunch programme
There is concern the team delivering the programme could be halved, while RNZ has also been told it will be "decimated".
Newshub reporter on Stuff deal
Media company Stuff will take over the six o'clock Newshub bulletin on TV Three. The bulletin will not be called Newshub, and will run a one-hour bulletin from Monday to Friday, and a 30 minute… Audio
Single ministry has spent $6.3m for job cut payouts so far
The total cost of redundancies across the public service is not yet known and the Finance Minister has not asked for an estimate. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 16 April
On today's episode we hear from Finance Minister Nicola Willis on cuts to the public sector, Winston Peters condemns Iran's attack on Israel and calls for calm in the region, the banking sector is… Audio
Cuts to Ministry of Education being rolled out
Cuts in staffing at the Ministry of Education are currently being rolled out with one sector we understand has been affected is the school lunch programme. Reporter Ellen O'Dwyer spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
PSA on govt cuts to public servants
The cost of job cuts in the public sector is shaping up to be expensive in its own right. PSA national secretary Duane Leo spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Finance Minister Nicola Willis on public servant cuts
As the number of departed and departing public servants grows, so does the bill for their leaving. Finance Minister Nicola Willis joins us for our weekly National leader's spot while Christopher Luxon… Audio
Cutting public servants exceeds $6 million at single department
Almost 2000 jobs across 19 departments have already been disestablished or soon will be, but the total cost of redundancies across the public service is not yet known and the Finance Minister has not… Audio
What public sector job cuts mean for Wellington small business
It's not just public sector workers who are feeling the pain - the Wellington shops and services who rely on their custom fear they will be hit hard, too.
Another company reaps benefits of shorter working weeks
Staff at Te Miro Water get paid for 10 days work every fortnight - but they're currently only working nine of those. Audio
How a nine day fortnight suits a Waikato company
Even if you love your job there are still some Mondays when you really don't want to drag yourself into work. For the last 12 months Cambridge company Te Miro water have been trialing a nine day… Audio
Department of Internal Affairs announces cuts, winds up water reform teams
Twenty-eight jobs will be cut at the Department of Internal Affairs' National Library and the Māori, Strategy and Performance branch, the agency has confirmed.
