Have your say on Contracts of Insurance Bill
Source: New Zealand Parliament
Media Release
On behalf of: The Chairperson of the Finance and Expenditure Committee
For release: 3 May 2024
Have your say on...
Health and Employment – Critical condition of emergency departments harming whole health system
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
More people are showing up in our hospital emergency departments than ever, according to a new report released today by...
Modern insurance law will protect Kiwi households
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government is modernising insurance law to better protect Kiwis and provide security in the event of a disaster, Commerce and...
Insurance and Politics – ICNZ welcomes first reading of Contracts of Insurance Bill
Source: Insurance Council of NZ
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) has welcomed the first reading of the Contracts of...
Health and Equity – Government pay equity proposal a blow for women and community...
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) say the Government’s proposal, announced today, to disestablish the...
Politics and Job Cuts – Government cuts put 130 jobs on the line at...
Source: PSA
The Government’s cuts to public services are targeting Kāinga Ora – the agency charged with fixing the public housing crisis – at a time...
Government Jobs – PSA challenges the Government to settle pay equity for care and...
Source: PSA
The PSA is calling on the Government to settle the care and support workers’ pay equity claim, which has been unresolved for two years...
Politics and Job Cuts – Government’s cuts put work of Stats NZ at risk
Source: PSA
The PSA is concerned that the voluntary redundancies being offered to staff by Stats NZ will impact on the agency’s ability to deliver on...
Oxfam Aotearoa Launches HAMRIIK Project to Strengthen Climate Change Resilience in Rural Timor-Leste
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa
Oxfam launched the new HAMRIIK project in Oé-Cusse, Timor-Leste in April 2024. The project, named after the Tetum word meaning 'to stand,' aims...
Universities – Aquaculture experts weigh up the customer appeal of farmed greenlip abalone –...
Source: Flinders University A mixed diet including native algae gives Australia’s prized cultured abalone the colours and appearance preferred by lucrative Asian markets, new research...
Release: National gaslights women fighting for equal pay
Source: New Zealand Labour Party
National has scrapped the pay equity taskforce that fights for equal pay for women and looks at ethnic pay gaps.
“Scrapping...
PM must commit to pay equity settlement for care and support workers – E...
Source: Etu Union
The unions representing care and support workers are calling on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to pledge his commitment to deliver pay equity...
