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Public sector job cuts: ‘Nobody is above scrutiny’
Source: Radio New Zealand The government’s latest job cuts in the public sector have a “DOGE-type approach” say the Greens, but it is “just what the doctor ordered”, according to...
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Labour holds off on Future Fund details until after election
Source: Radio New Zealand Barbara Edmonds says the party hasn’t decided what assets to put in the fund yet. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour will not release key details of...
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Government blindly cuts to save skin – Willis’s plan clearly hasn’t worked
Source: NZCTU New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey has today blasted Nicola Willis’s pre-Budget announcement on public sector job cuts. “After years of failing...
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Slashing public sector jobs the right move, New Zealand Initiative says
Source: Radio New Zealand The New Zealand Initiative executive director Oliver Hartwich. Supplied The New Zealand Initiative is pleased with the government’s plan to slash nearly 9000 public sector roles...
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Brokerage and financial services firm Jarden set for significant restructure
Source: Radio New Zealand The Jarden building at the bottom of Queen Street, Auckland Google Maps Brokerage and financial services firm Jarden is in for a significant restructuring, with the...
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Public service to be overhauled
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is embarking on a fundamental overhaul of the public service to improve services, lift productivity and deliver better value for money, Finance Minister Nicola...
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Pre-Budget speech to Business North Harbour
Source: New Zealand Government Good afternoon everyone. It’s my pleasure to join Business North Harbour once again and to speak with you about this year’s Government Budget. Let me acknowledge...
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Nearly 9000 public sector jobs to go, government agencies to merge, Nicola Willis announces
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has announced plans to slash public service jobs by about 14 percent over the next three years in a shake-up it says will deliver...
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What would you do with an alpine suspension bridge?
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 19 May 2026 The old bridge, which was closed in April 2025 because of riverbank erosion and is unsafe for members of the public to...
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Christopher Luxon says public service cuts will be on ‘case-by-case basis’
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister says the public service isn’t a “make-work” scheme as he signals there will be job losses as a result of proposed government changes....
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More public service job cuts may be coming – here’s how many have gone already
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ The government is set to announce proposals which RNZ understands will seek to reduce the number of government agencies, with amalgamation, more work on digitisation...
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‘Bigger isn’t always better’: Labour’s Chris Hipkins on coalition’s plan to merge government departments
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins says bigger government departments aren’t always more efficient than smaller departments. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Labour leader Chris Hipkins says public servant...
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Selling second-hand: Where do you go and what’s the appetite?
Source: Radio New Zealand Recent reports about second-hand sales booming are probably met with gleaming eyes from potential sellers looking for an extra buck in a cost-of-living crisis. TradeMe’s circular...
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Finance minister hints at government department amalgamation plans
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Mark Papalii The finance minister is set to reveal proposals to reduce the number of government agencies, by telling ministries...
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Private capital investment remains resilient in the face of uncertainty
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Last year’s weak economic conditions coincided with a 35 percent drop in the value of capital investments, along with a 10 percent drop in the...