PremiumPremiumBusinessPublic Purse: The $457,000 in exec’s severance pay Te Pūkenga declined to disclose until the Ombudsman investigatedOPINION: Te Pūkenga's brush with Ombudsman and public interest in exec's severance pay.17 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHealth watchdog taking years to investigate complaints - amid ‘significant pressure’Covid backlog, ancient IT system part of problem, but upgrade request for latter rejected.14 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHealth Ministry staff fire back at pay freeze; changes to Suicide Prevention Office revealedA lump-sum payment is instead being delivered, based on staff performance.13 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMinistry of Health confirms final job cut tallyThe Ministry of Health held an all-staff meeting on the plan this morning.13 Jun 04:03 AM
New ZealandAnother 146 job losses at Ministry of Education take total past 700The ministry's digital division will cut about 146 positions.11 Jun 04:36 AM
New ZealandMinistry of Justice proposes over 150 job cutsThe Ministry of Justice is the latest to announce workforce cuts.06 Jun 04:16 AM
New ZealandMinistry for the Environment to cut 303 jobsThe environment ministry's workforce is proposed to be slashed by one third.05 Jun 03:52 AM
New ZealandUnion files legal action against Ministry of Education over job cutsA total of 755 roles are proposed to be slashed.04 Jun 05:29 AM
New ZealandOranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobsMinister for Children Karen Chhour is defending the spend-up.29 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBlood service strike: urgent hospital surgeries postponed; surgeons to warn ‘no guarantee of blood transfusion’Patients told: "I cannot guarantee you will be able to receive a blood transfusion".29 May 02:01 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPublic sector cuts: ‘No reprieve’ for staff as ministries signal 3-5 yrs of fiscal restraintSome agencies expect years of fiscal restraint.28 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsInside a $2 billion pay-equity debacleThe union says many care and support workers are back to square one.26 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandEducation Review Office to cut 13 jobs, union saysERO was directed to slash 6.5 per cent of its spending amid wider public sector cuts.10 May 02:08 AM
New ZealandACC cutting 390 jobs - nearly 10 per cent of workforceThe public sector union said the cuts included 'vital' injury prevention staff.09 May 05:51 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandACC spending cuts expected to be announced today, 100 jobs possibly on the lineThe agency's bosses said changes will not impact frontline services like rehabilitation.08 May 10:46 PM
New ZealandVoluntary redundancies bring MBIE job cuts to 341The ministry accepted another 59 voluntary redundancies last week.06 May 03:56 AM
New ZealandSeymour wanted Ministry of Regulation to have three times more staff than Productivity CommissionDavid Seymour said red tape and regulation are 'out of control' in this country.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandIs this the darkest day for the civil service? Latest job cuts push total over 3000Kāinga Ora, Ministry of Housing, Stats NZ, Ministry of Ed, NZQA had cuts today.02 May 07:48 AM
New Zealand'Reckless': 170 jobs on line at Kāinga Ora and housing agency as axe falls across public sectorWorkers have been told not to make a decision 'on a whim'.02 May 05:57 AM
BusinessAfter spending $700k-plus on pins for Covid-19 workers, department now cutting costsSome 80,000 frontline pandemic workers were given the pins.26 Apr 12:17 AM
New ZealandOranga Tamariki left with no lawyers in Gisborne or SouthlandThe ministry's lawyers work with vulnerable children across the country.23 Apr 08:17 PM
New Zealand'Fattening the profits': Oranga Tamariki calls in consultants to help with job cutsThe agency is looking at cutting 447 net roles in its change proposal.22 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Irresponsible and dangerous': Customs and DIA look to cut a further 100 rolesThe PSA says jobs would be cut from airports and counter-terrorism teams.22 Apr 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Police push their luck on pay as mass layoffs continueOPINION: Police's flat rejection of the latest offer seems slightly detached from reality.19 Apr 12:53 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWhy is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.18 Apr 12:58 AM
EducationClass warfare: Education Ministry cuts 'strike at heart', Govt promises to reinvestMore than 1000 roles are set to be axed from the two agencies alone.17 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Savage cuts': Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki look to slash 1000 jobsThe PSA has called it a 'brutal day' for the public sector.17 Apr 01:30 AM
New ZealandPublic service cuts: Number of job losses set to risePublic servants today will see job cuts in the sector run to more than 2000.16 Apr 08:08 PM
New Zealand'Fattening the profits of law firms': DIA legal team in proposed cull, says unionThe changes are the latest proposal in a string of public service staff reductions.12 Apr 03:20 AM
New ZealandTertiary Education Commission and Crown Law to slash rolesThe PSA is concerned women are bearing the brunt of cuts at the commission.11 Apr 03:39 AM
New ZealandMinistry for Culture and Heritage confirms job cutting proposalMore than 1300 jobs are facing the chop from government departments so far.10 Apr 11:15 PM
KahuAustralia will welcome any axed Govt Māori and Pasifika staff 'with open arms'PSA kaihautu Janice Panoho says NZ will lose valuable people.10 Apr 06:14 PM
New ZealandMore than 1300 public sector jobs to go: Full list of where axe is falling as more cuts loomA number of job reductions have been due to stop-work notices.10 Apr 06:22 AM
New ZealandPublic sector cuts: 130 net roles face chop at Department of ConservationIt's the latest agency to target jobs as a way to meet govt's directed cost savings.10 Apr 02:13 AM
