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'Triple-whammy' for Wellington hospitality sector as public service shrinks
6 Apr 2024Ministries and agencies are looking to axe jobs to meet the government's demand to trim budgets, and most of those will be in the capital.
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Ministry of Health apologises for confusion over Suicide Prevention Office's future
6 Apr 2024The Ministry of Health said it did not sufficiently brief the Minister of Mental Health on their restructuring plans and is committed to working on suicide prevention.
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Mayor's Anzac trip to Belgium criticised as rates rise
6 Apr 2024Hamilton's mayor will travel to Belgium for Anzac Day at the same time the city's residents are facing their biggest rates rise in two decades.
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Immigration changes to target 'unsustainable' migration
7 Apr 2024The government is bringing in immediate changes to the Accredited Employer Worker Visa.
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Independent panel to review 2050 methane target, government announces
6 Apr 2024Ministers say agriculture's contribution to climate change targets need to be "fair and appropriate" compared to other sectors.
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Dozens of jobs set to be axed at Treasury
5 Apr 2024The Treasury is proposing to axe 50 roles to meet the government's demands to cut costs.
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Pure Tūroa gets 10-year concession to run ski-field
This year's ski season - and a decade's worth more - will go ahead at Tūroa, the government has confirmed.
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WorkSafe interim chief executive resigns months into job
5 Apr 2024Steve Haszard is stepping down just months after taking the job at the beleaguered Crown agency.
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Truancy presents delicate problems for govt
5 Apr 2024Analysis - The government's "things to do" list gets a hostile reception, moves to get more children attending school could affect every parent, and is the PM running NZ like a company?
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Flood protection PPPs would only 'add into the price' - council chairperson
5 Apr 2024But all seem to agree the projects will be vital for helping keep insurance available and affordable for residents and councils alike.
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Scarce Wellington jobs have people looking elsewhere
5 Apr 2024Some say they have already been struggling to find work, even before an influx of redundant public sector workers.
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NZ-NATO deal to be settled in 'coming months' - Winston Peters
5 Apr 2024The Foreign Minister made the comments following meetings in Belgium.
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Defence Minister talks AUKUS in meeting with top US military contractor
5 Apr 2024Officials told the minister that Honeywell International, which holds billions of dollars in US navy, army and air force contracts, wants to invest to grow in the region.
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Students wouldn't be marching if govt took action - protester
5 Apr 2024The founder of School Strike 4 Climate in New Zealand says students would have been at school today if the government had taken action.
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The 352 school building projects under review by the government
5 Apr 2024But only three are under construction, documents from the Ministry of Education show.
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Senior US diplomat suggests AUKUS will deter any China moves against Taiwan
The US Deputy Secretary of State has made an unusual linkage between the AUKUS security pact and deterring any Chinese move against Taiwan.
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Changes to anti-racism plan 'render the plan pointless'
4 Apr 2024A tangata whenua caucus member says changes to the plan include a reduced focus on institutional racism and colonial racism against Māori. Audio
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Govt departments defend staffing increase in late 2023
4 Apr 2024Government departments that increased their staff numbers towards the end of last year have defended the hiring.
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Government's focus on roads 'costly to society', 88 academics warn
4 Apr 2024From eight countries, the experts in transport, urban planning, health and more raise "major concerns" about the draft policy statement on land transport.
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Public servants on edge over wait for final decisions on jobs
4 Apr 2024Destroyed, distressed, and disappointed - public servants are reeling as government departments continue to bring down the axe on jobs.
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Nearly half of study visa applications from India so far this year declined
4 Apr 2024Agents say fraud and tougher rules are driving high refusal rates for foreign students applying from India.
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Coalition delivers Māori wards ultimatum to councils
4 Apr 2024Councils that brought in Māori wards without polling residents will need to hold one - or scrap the wards they had set up, the government says.
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Ministry of Health proposes 134 job losses
4 Apr 2024And the Ministry of Social Development is also calling for mass voluntary redundancies. Audio
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Loosening building products red tape 'good first step' - industry
4 Apr 2024But the industry is also sounding the alarm on the "risk of fraudulent activity" overseas that would need to be monitored. Audio
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