Jim Salinger lost his job for allegedly ignoring a Niwa policy against speaking to the media without approval.

Sacked NIWA scientist Jim Salinger says a call made to Jim Hickey was not in a professional capacity, as NIWA alleges, a therapist tells the ERA.

RNZ host Sean Plunket tells ERA he was "distressed" at being told to find another job if he didn't like being prevented from writing for Metro.

Bus drivers are probably underpaid but the time is not right to bring them into line with workers in similar occupations, ERA says.

Some NZ Bus drivers who were off work for a week during the lock out turned to WINZ for assistance.

Auckland's main bus fleet is due back on the roads, but a week-long lockout of drivers has left community leaders seething over damage to the credibility of public transport.

NZ Bus and the drivers' unions will continue industrial talks tomorrow, but bus services will resume after seven days of disruptions.

Locked-out Auckland bus drivers meet this morning to consider a third-party recommendation on settling their five-month pay dispute.

An ERA facilitator is set to make a judgement in NZ Bus's industrial dispute with its drivers tomorrow morning.