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'Not enough evidence' that incinerator would be positive for community, mayor says
Waipā District Council prepares feedback on Te Awamutu waste-to-energy plant.
Locally rejected port expansion plan gets fast-track tick
Eleven Northland projects get approval for fast-tracking.
Argosy scoops supreme Property Council award for major Wellington project
'A stunning achievement and a great case study for engineers and the property industry.'
Hawke's Bay flood projects get faster consenting process
Streamlined consenting would only be available to applications lodged by councils.
Ministry of Justice proposes over 150 job cuts
The Ministry of Justice is the latest to announce workforce cuts.
Ministry for the Environment to cut 303 jobs
The environment ministry's workforce is proposed to be slashed by one third.
Iwi to have input on waste-to-energy plant decision
A board of inquiry will allow iwi to have input regarding the decision.
Education Review Office to cut 13 jobs, union says
ERO was directed to slash 6.5 per cent of its spending amid wider public sector cuts.
Claire Trevett: Luxon and Stanford visit the 1980s; method in Shane Jones' fast-track madness
Stanford's education shift has shades of the 1980s about it, but it might work.
James Shaw gives final speech to Parliament, reveals post-politics job
Shaw resigned as the Green Party co-leader in January.
Environmental Protection Authority comments on Waikato incinerator proposal
The waste-to-energy plant was first put on the cards for Te Awamutu in 2021.
Matthew Hooton: Government’s savings programme half-hearted, poorly targeted
OPINION: With the dire need to cut costs, agencies should have to justify why they exist.
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.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirms job cutting proposal
More than 1300 jobs are facing the chop from government departments so far.
More productive land being used for urban development - study
More productive soil is eroding or being used for urban development.
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.
'Dark day for science': Up to 90 jobs to be cut at Niwa - more than 10% of staff
The proposed cuts amount to more than one in 10 staff - about 13% of its workforce.
Public Purse: Planned cuts to public service won't even wind back last six months of expansion
OPINION: Eight new agencies across the public service helped fuel record staffing levels.
Ministry for the Environment staff told redundancies ‘likely’, as Govt aims to save $1.5b
A voluntary redundancy scheme has been started at the ministry.
'Silver lining' of immigration: New house consents plummet, what might change that?
'For every three people coming into New Zealand, we need a new house.' - Mike Blackburn.
Political Roundup: Is Simon Bridges' NZTA appointment a conflict of interest?
The new chair of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has other transport interests.
Public sector stress: Inside the 'unsettling' efforts to cut costs at govt departments
Just how deep will the cuts go in the race to cut spending?
'Vague and ineffective': Scientists criticise new fishing rules on kina barrens in Northland
'While removing kina treats the symptom, it doesn't address the cause of a sick reef.'
13 rats caught at Dunedin Countdown over weekend, employee speaks out
An employee has said the initial response to the rat infestation was slow.
Waste-to-energy firm 'disappointed' with councils' move
The company behind the controversial waste-to-energy plant has reacted.
Minister asked to step in over proposed rubbish burning plant
A waste-to-energy plant near Te Awamutu received a record number of submissions.