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![TVNZ reveals payout of $2.1m to departing staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
TVNZ reveals payout of $2.1m to departing staff
TVNZ dished out an average of almost $50,000 each to 44 staff whose contracts were "terminated" in the past financial year.
![<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Activist stunt made at Kiwis' expense](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Activist stunt made at Kiwis' expense
Robyn Malcolm taking on the PM over mining is one thing, but wrecking the livelihoods of NZ film workers is "just plain stupid", writes Fran O'Sullivan.
![Power boss' $1.3m top Govt pay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Power boss' $1.3m top Govt pay
Mighty River Power chief executive Doug Heffernan is NZ's highest-paid government employee with a $1.32m package.
![<i>The Hobbit</i> leaving NZ - <b>readers react</b>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>The Hobbit</i> leaving NZ - <b>readers react</b>
Production of The Hobbit films moving offshore has raised the ire of many Herald readers. We asked where the blame should lie.
![Thousands rally against new employment laws](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thousands rally against new employment laws
At least 15,000 workers from Kaitaia to Bluff attended stop work rallies this in protest against Government workplace changes.
![Ministry won't dock teachers' pay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ministry won't dock teachers' pay
The Ministry of Education says it will not dock the pay of secondary teachers striking this week as a show of good faith.
![There isn't a lot more money - Tolley](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
There isn't a lot more money - Tolley
Anne Tolley says secondary school teachers striking over pay and conditions need to wake up to the economic reality of their situation.
![School's out for strikes - chaos for parents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
School's out for strikes - chaos for parents
More than 120,000 students will be asked to stay at home for a day this week after the teachers' union rejected what the Ministry of Education says is an 'excellent' pay offer.
![Industrial action won't 'magic up' more money - Tolley](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Industrial action won't 'magic up' more money - Tolley
As teachers reject the Govt's latest pay offer, the Education Minister says they simply don't have the kind of money being asked for.
![NZ weekly incomes dip over past year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ weekly incomes dip over past year
The median weekly income edged lower in the year to June, as more people started receiving money from the Government rose while the self-employed earned less and investment income fell.