NZEI are slamming the Public Service Commissioner for offering individual employment agreements to non-union primary teachers. E tū have said that the proposed loss of 350 jobs at Heinz Wattie's facilities is a huge blow to workers. Beneficiary numbers have soared to a 12-year high, under a government that promised a reduction. The Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Programme is already $167 million over budget, newly released documents reveal.
Union coverage
- NZEI: Pay rises offered to non-union primary teachers amid stalled negotiations
- NZEI: "Fair and reasonable": Education Minister defends pay offer for non-union primary teachers
- E tū: Heinz Wattie's proposes closure of three manufacturing facilities, impacting 350 jobs
- E tū: High cost of power, consumer preference for cheap exports blamed for 'devastating' Wattie's news (paywall)
Employment
- Public Service Commissioner defends move to offer non-union teachers pay rises
- Beneficiary numbers soar to 12-year high despite government's reduction promise
- Warning for employers over sick leave as COVID wave hits
Politics
- Cook Strait ferry project $167m over budget - and key port deals still unsigned (paywall)
- NZ will release six days of fuel amid global concerns over supply
- 'We're just meant to say thank you': Goverment u-turns on disability funding
- AI in warfare being tested in Iran, needs 'much more' careful thinking by NZ – Defence
- Wellington sewage spill: Mayor finds about Moa Point report from media (paywall)
- Auckland strikes 'underwhelming' city deal as other regions push for more (paywall)
- Chris Hipkins reveals Labour caucus reshuffle
Te Ao Māori
- Outgoing MP Peeni Henare on being Māori, a politician, and why he's walking away from the Labour Party
- Peeni Henare tells MPs to move away from 'gotcha style politics' in valedictory speech
Economics
- 44,000 passengers to be hit by Air NZ cancellations over fuel, CEO says
- How long could NZ keep the pumps running if fuel imports dried up? (paywall)
- IEA announces record release of strategic stocks in response to Iran war oil price surge
- Heinz Watties restructure will have ripple effect, Employers and Manufacturers Association says
- AI company Anthropic expands to NZ and Australia
Opinion
- Voters reject Luxon, but National has decided we're stuck with him (paywall)
- Health & safety reform: Progress, but serious flaws still exist (paywall)
- What the 2026 Employment Relations Amendment Act means for NZ's high earners (paywall)
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