Government must deliver increases to minimum wage that keep up with inflation
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on the Government to deliver minimum wage increases that keep up with...
COVID-19: Short term absence payments welcomed by unions
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming the introduction of the new Short-Term Absence Payment (STAP) as part...
Government announces independent review of forestry ETS costs
Source: New Zealand Government
Forestry Minister Todd McClay has today announced an independent review into the forestry component of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Register...
G7 Nations – G7 leaders are shooting themselves in the foot by failing to...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Ahead of the virtual meeting of G7 leaders hosted by the UK government on Friday 19 February, Amnesty...
International Women’s Day 2021: An opportunity for global action to make justice fair, accessible...
Source: Human Rights Commission
For the first time – today on International Women’s Day – the New Zealand Human Rights Commission as Central National Preventive...
Government Housing Announcement – Solid foundations for better housing – CTU
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: CTU
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today’s announcement from government that will start to address one of the most important issues...
United States lifts ban on New Zealand fish exports
Source: New Zealand Government
A temporary ban on some New Zealand fish exports to the United States has been lifted in a win for commonsense,...
Without evidence of real progress, NZ’s foreign policy towards China looks increasingly empty
Source: University of Waikato
Very recently in the Bay of Bengal a naval exercise took place involving India, France, Japan and Australia. While it received...
NZCTU welcomes corporate manslaughter bill introduction
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on all political parties to support the new Member’s Bill from Labour’s...
Police thwart efforts to import drugs in major operation in Auckland, Northland and Bay...
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Police have arrested eight people and disrupted plans to import hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the country from...
Economy – Interim Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the nine...
Source: New Zealand Treasury
The interim Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the nine months ended 31 March 2024 were released by...
CTU public service unions meet with Public Service Minister
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
The Council of Trade Unions and affiliated public service unions, met with the Minister for the Public Service...
