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Spending Cuts Need To Stop - PSA Urges Govt To Listen To Economists
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:44:47 +1300 | PSA
The economists, drawn from universities, unions and the private sector, are calling on the Government to urgently revisit its fiscal policy stating the economic rationale for spending cuts and deferral of key infrastructure projects was ‘unclear’.More >>
Kinleith Mill Closure Shows Need For Industrial Strategy
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:27:42 +1300 | NZCTU
The closure Kinleith mill in Tokoroa is not just devastating for the 230 workers and their families, it is another major blow to regional manufacturing in Aotearoa New Zealand, says NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff.More >>
COP29 Ends In Promise To Send More Taxpayer Money Overseas
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:32:28 +1300 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
This decision proves how out-of-touch this tax more, spend more, ship more overseas Government is with New Zealand taxpayers. Fix your house first before you go fixing the neighbourhood.More >>
Taxpayer-funded Hīkoi Organiser Shows Parliament’s Budget A Political Slush Fund
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:04:16 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said “Taxpayers’ money is not a political slush fund. MPs shouldn’t be able to hide how they’re wasting our money, and it’s long-past time their budgets were covered by the OIA.”More >>
Public Comments By Auckland CCO Bosses Demonstrate Need For Duty Of Political Neutrality
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:43:57 +1300 | Auckland Ratepayers Alliance
"Dean Kimpton is the poster child of what an undemocratic CCO model has led to," says Jordan Williams, a Spokesman for the Ratepayers' Alliance. More >>
Free Speech Union Endorses Carter’s Copyright (Parody And Satire) Amendment Bill, But It Raises Questions
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:36:39 +1300 | Free Speech Union
We commend the Green Party’s Bill to protect the speech rights of creators, artists, and commentators who are regularly targets of censorship. We hope this represents the turning of a new leaf in their defence of all speech rights.More >>
Toi Ohomai Cuts Threaten One-Of-A-Kind Campus
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:04:35 +1300 | Tertiary Education Union
If the proposal goes ahead, it may result in the closure of the Waipa campus – a dedicated training facility that currently operates a working wood manufacturing plant.More >>
New Report Exposes A Care Sector In Crisis
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:50:56 +1300 | E Tu
The Transforming Care report lays out the many problems in the industry, including in residential aged care, home support, disability support, and mental health and addiction support.More >>
Christchurch And Wellington Show Auckland How To Buy A Tree
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:05:25 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
Purchased by Christchurch in 2023 for $43,990 and transported for $11,880 – the central city tree shows that bigger doesn’t always mean better. With an installation and take-down price of $8,000, the Super City is again being shown up.More >>
Minister Using Extraordinary Power Shows Need For Fair Pay Offer At NZDF As Strike Continues
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:55:10 +1300 | PSA
PSA members who are civilian workers escalated industrial action last week after NZDF refused to budge from a zero-pay rise offered during negotiations for a new collective agreement.More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Joins Calls To Restore Cut To Pasifika Early Literacy Project
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:24:00 +1300 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Tute Mila, incoming NZEI Te Riu Roa General Membership Representative, says that the Pasifika Early Literacy Project has been crucial in helping Pasifika learners thrive in their education and maintain their cultural identities.More >>
Lindsay McKenzie Has A Tall Ask Ahead
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:00:39 +1300 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Weakening democracy further by installing Commissioners will only make the issues worse. For Wellington’s sake, a Crown Observer can’t be the first step on this slippery slope.More >>
Free Speech Union Launches Professional Memberships For Teachers To Defend Free Speech In The Classroom
Sat, 9 Nov 2024 15:42:37 +1300 | Free Speech Union
Our industry-specific memberships allow individuals to be united with those working in similar environments so that they’re not alone when they choose to speak on issues important to them.More >>
Unions Shouldn’t Get In The Way Of Student Learning
Fri, 8 Nov 2024 16:32:51 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The Government is focussed on increasing student attendance, raising achievement, and providing choice to students, parents and educators. Meanwhile the PPTA is disrupting their educations when they need consistent learning time.More >>
Organisations, Leaders Withdraw From State Care Survivors’ Apology Event, Undermining An Opportunity For Reconciliation
Fri, 8 Nov 2024 16:06:27 +1300 | NZ Cast
This move diminishes the impact of a once-in-a-lifetime event where survivors expected to see those who have impacted their lives present and engaged. The reluctance to step into a survivor-defined space undermines trust and weakens the sincerity of ...More >>
APIA Successfully Advocates For Making Pet Ownership Without Landlord Consent An Unlawful Act
Thu, 7 Nov 2024 19:14:47 +1300 | Auckland Property Investors Association
The new provision, which wasn't present in the original bill, aligns with APIA's commitment to creating a balanced rental market that serves both landlords and tenants while respecting property rights.More >>
Social Housing Cutbacks Confirmed As Govt Axes Another 310 Kāinga Ora Workers
Thu, 7 Nov 2024 15:45:49 +1300 | PSA
This makes a total of 551 roles lost since April 2024, or one in six workers across the country. A third of the workforce is in Auckland. More >>
More Than 18,400 Kiwis Call On Select Committee To Front Up On MPs’ Expenses
Thu, 7 Nov 2024 11:34:14 +1300 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Why should MPs not be held to the same standards as Ministers? If you’re spending taxpayers’ money, the public need to see the receipts” said James Ross, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at the Taxpayers’ Union.More >>
Indonesia: Trade Unions Achieve Milestone Victory As Constitutional Court Restricts Controversial Omnibus Law
Thu, 7 Nov 2024 08:44:12 +1300 | ITUC
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has issued a landmark ruling that partially invalidates the controversial Job Creation Law, commonly known as the Omnibus Law. More >>
Students Rally Against Funding Cuts To Massey University Students’ Association
Wed, 6 Nov 2024 17:25:24 +1300 | Massey University Students Association
The university’s proposed funding cut would transfer the management of these services to university administration, potentially undermining Te Tira Ahu Pae’s autonomy. Supporters of the petition argue this move could affect the quality of advocacy and ...More >>
