Audrey Young: Police push their luck on pay as mass layoffs continue
OPINION: Police's flat rejection of the latest offer seems slightly detached from reality.
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'Sacrificial lambs': Fire engineering expertise takes hit in latest job cuts
The MBIE is considering axing one of only two senior fire engineers in the country.
'By their own standards, they are buying a fight with someone of much greater mana'
Act leader David Seymour warns Waitangi Tribunal it has picked a scrap with the wrong MP.
Minister says services for at-risk children will improve after job cuts
Karen Chhour says job cuts at OT won't compromise care.
Opinion: David Seymour putting cart before horse on health insurance
OPINION: Medsafe must first approve off-label medicines, insurers say.
‘Stab in the back’: Abuse survivor decries plan to axe Oranga Tamariki Treaty commitments
The Govt is being accused of turning its back on Māori survivors of abuse in state care.
Why 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.
Māori Law Society slates Jones’ savage criticism of Waitangi Tribunal as ‘inappropriate, unconstitutional’
Māori law society takes Shane Jones comments to higher authority.
Opinion: What happens when you look in the mirror and see Ruth Richardson staring back? - Matthew Tukaki
OPINION: The public service cuts bring back bad memories of the 'Mother of all Budgets'.
'Savage cuts': Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki look to slash 1000 jobs
The PSA has called it a 'brutal day' for the public sector.
Where public sector job cuts are coming from so far
Nearly 2000 jobs have gone or are set to go.
Audrey Young: Government on collision course with Waitangi Tribunal
OPINION: An already tense relationship just got a whole lot worse.
David Seymour pares back red tape for early childhood education
The minister says the two changes are a 'down payment' on a fuller review.
Moana Maniapoto puts the minister to the test
Tama Potaka says he is a 'results and outcome-driven person'.
'We're the ones that are saving the school lunch programme' - David Seymour
The Act leader says the Labour Party didn't set aside funds for school lunches after 2024.
Te Pāti Māori MPs head to Australia on bonding mission
Rawiri Waititi and Takutai Kemp head to Australia to strengthen ties.
Court pilot programmes face government review
Courts Minister Nicole McKee reveals she's in favour of Te Ao Mārama framework
Claire Trevett: Tough-love Seymour makes the most of the limelight
OPINION: It is lucky the PM doesn't seem to mind sharing limelight as Seymour grabs it.
Audrey Young: Luxon can't talk down seismic foreign policy shift
OPINION: Today's NZ-US statement virtually signs us up to Aukus II.
Bill to remove Easter alcohol restrictions drawn from ballot
A bid to liberalise Easter trading laws has inched closer.
Tertiary Education Commission and Crown Law to slash roles
The PSA is concerned women are bearing the brunt of cuts at the commission.
Environment protection: Time for the people to resist
The bill that James Shaw wanted shepherded through parliament gets canned
Government to make it easier to evict tenants
It hopes to encourage more rentals. Officials are unsure if tenants will benefit.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirms job cutting proposal
More than 1300 jobs are facing the chop from government departments so far.
Australia will welcome any axed Govt Māori and Pasifika staff 'with open arms'
PSA kaihautu Janice Panoho says NZ will lose valuable people.
Parliament shock: Act, NZ First side with opposition as Nats vote against bill
Act and NZ First have helped the Green Party bill get to select committee.
Opinion: Why are food rescues doing the $70m job of Government? - Angela Calver
OPINION: Food rescues like KiwiHarvest offer a lifeline to communities.
More than 1300 public sector jobs to go: Full list of where axe is falling as more cuts loom
A number of job reductions have been due to stop-work notices.
Opinion: Vulnerable, disabled, marginalised targeted - Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
OPINION: True leaders stand up for the rights and dignity of all individuals.
Public sector cuts: 130 net roles face chop at Department of Conservation
It's the latest agency to target jobs as a way to meet govt's directed cost savings.
Gisborne District Council will formally support Māori wards
Local body elections in 2025 will have binding referendums on the matter.
Mike King is all for getting rid of Suicide Prevention Office
The mental health advocate says: 'It’s just another bureaucracy'.
Opinion: Why I'm proud of Freyberg student protesters
OPINION: These young people got brave, got organised and strongly questioned authority.
David Seymour: If you really cared about the climate you’d be in school
OPINION: There’s a more sinister side to the school strike movement.