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![Inside Economics: Inflation, shocking cost of building houses, the Temu effect](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Economics: Inflation, shocking cost of building houses, the Temu effect
Opinion: Deciphering Boffinese inflation-speak, and is Temu killing our economy?
![New requirement for job seeker beneficiaries kicks in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New requirement for job seeker beneficiaries kicks in
Rule change part of Govt's plan to reduce number of people getting dole payments.
![NZ out of recession but 'don’t pop the champagne just yet'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ out of recession but 'don’t pop the champagne just yet'
We're out of technical recession - just - but GDP per capita is still falling
![Inside Economics: NZ's debt woes, recession versus inflation, cheese price craziness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Economics: NZ's debt woes, recession versus inflation, cheese price craziness
OPINION: When cheap cheese drives people crazy, and why private debt is a public problem.
![Pause in Education Ministry job cuts after union challenge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pause in Education Ministry job cuts after union challenge
The ministry has made a series of decisions that cut more than 700 roles to save money.
![Liam Dann: Worse than recession – have we hit stagflation?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Worse than recession – have we hit stagflation?
OPINION: Is New Zealand getting stuck in the worst possible economic trap?
![Ministry of Health confirms final job cut tally](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ministry of Health confirms final job cut tally
The Ministry of Health held an all-staff meeting on the plan this morning.
![Opinion: Quick takes on Nicola Willis' first Budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Quick takes on Nicola Willis' first Budget
OPINION: Nicola Willis’ first Budget has done exactly what she had put on the tin.
![139 jobs lost as mussel processing plant in Tauranga set to close](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
139 jobs lost as mussel processing plant in Tauranga set to close
The joint venture is 'unable to profitably process mussels in Tauranga'.
![Ministry of Justice proposes over 150 job cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ministry of Justice proposes over 150 job cuts
The Ministry of Justice is the latest to announce workforce cuts.
![Number of frontline police from Budget boost an illusion – Police Association](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Number of frontline police from Budget boost an illusion – Police Association
The funding for 500 new cops will actually result in only 300, the association says.
![Ministry for the Environment to cut 303 jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ministry for the Environment to cut 303 jobs
The environment ministry's workforce is proposed to be slashed by one third.
![Union files legal action against Ministry of Education over job cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Union files legal action against Ministry of Education over job cuts
A total of 755 roles are proposed to be slashed.
![Oranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobs
Minister for Children Karen Chhour is defending the spend-up.
![Editorial: Commerce Commission job cuts should cause concern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Commerce Commission job cuts should cause concern
Between banks, supermarkets and petrol, more oversight is needed not less.
![Fair Go, Sunday messy fallout: TVNZ forced to extend 17 jobs despite shows being off air](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fair Go, Sunday messy fallout: TVNZ forced to extend 17 jobs despite shows being off air
The state broadcaster is now appealing to the Employment Court as a dispute turns ugly.
![Letters: Why can't capable, keen workers find jobs?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Why can't capable, keen workers find jobs?
OPINION: 'She has been spending hours every day seeking employment with no joy.'
![Another 26,000 ‘will be unemployed’ before peak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Another 26,000 ‘will be unemployed’ before peak
March quarter data from Stats NZ showed an increase in the unemployment rate.
![Property Insider: The latest on Kāinga Ora builds, and the house price outlook](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Property Insider: The latest on Kāinga Ora builds, and the house price outlook
The scale of financial trouble the builder contracted by Kāinga Ora is in is revealed.
![Education Review Office to cut 13 jobs, union says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![NIWA job cuts could gut team of NZ’s top climate modellers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NIWA job cuts could gut team of NZ’s top climate modellers
Niwa said it would not be commenting while consultation was underway.