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Fare hikes to hit bus passengers hardest
An imminent rise in bus fares could see a drop in passengers, a public transport campaigner says.
<i>Brian Gaynor</i>: Surge in jobless hitting younger Kiwis hardest
The recession has been particularly savage on young workers with 18.4 per cent of the 15 to 24 age group now unemployed.
25c wage increase all we could afford - Govt
The Govt says its 25 cent increase to the minimum wage - about $10 a week - is all that can be afforded, but unions call it is miserly.
PM rules out $15 an hour minimum wage this year
Lifting the minimum wage to $15 an hour would be "too significant a hike", the prime minister says.
Strong support for big rise in minimum wage
Sixty-one per cent of people want the minimum wage lifted to $15 an hour, a Herald Summer Survey has found.