Articles by Melissa Nightingale and Azaria Howell
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National
Commerce Commission to cut around 10 per cent of staff
Friday, 3 May 2024, 12:38PMThe Commerce Commission has put 37 jobs on the line in its search for cost savings, while at the same time spending more...
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Politics
Is this the darkest day for the civil service? Latest job cuts push total over 3000
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 9:58PMMore than 800 jobs in the public sector have been cut today - marking one of the darkest days for the civil service with...
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National
'Reckless': 170 jobs on line at Kāinga Ora and HUD as axe falls across public sector
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 9:54AMUp to 170 jobs are on the line at the state housing agency Kāinga Ora and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),...
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National
Body in Wellington Harbour: Woman formally identified
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 3:08PMA woman whose body was found in Wellington Harbour on Sunday morning has been identified as a Hutt Valley resident who had...
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National
Mum sentenced for failing to get medical care for injured baby
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 12:13PMA woman whose premature baby was injured just days after coming home from hospital for the first time has been sentenced...
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National
Te Papa removes defaced Treaty of Waitangi panel
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 10:42AMA controversially defaced panel displaying the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi has been removed from Te Papa after...
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National
'Fattening the profits': Oranga Tamariki calls in consultants to help with job cuts
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 8:02AMOranga Tamariki has confirmed it is working with two consultancy agencies on its restructure and change proposal, which has 447...
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National
PSA slams proposal to cut 100 roles from Customs and DIA, including from airports and counter terrorism team
Monday, 22 April 2024, 1:16PMMore than 100 roles are set to be cut from the New Zealand Customs Service and Department of Internal Affairs in the latest...
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Wellington
Mystery surrounds identity of woman pulled dead from Wellington Harbour
Monday, 22 April 2024, 12:42PMA woman whose body was found in Wellington Harbour yesterday morning still hasn’t been identified, police say. The woman,...
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National
Wellington job market feels impact of public sector cuts with drop in salaries, listings
Friday, 19 April 2024, 2:38PMPublic sector cuts are starting to have an impact on Wellington’s job market with new data showing a drop in salaries and...
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Education
Class warfare: Education Ministry cuts 'strike at heart', Govt promises to reinvest
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 7:22AMMass job-cutting proposals at the Ministry of Education and children’s ministry Oranga Tamariki would see more than 1000...
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National
'Savage cuts': Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki look to slash 1000 jobs
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:54PMThe Ministry of Education is planning to cut costs, leading to a net loss of 565 jobs. Combined with proposed cuts today...
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National
400 jobs to go at Oranga Tamariki; cuts called 'extreme'
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:30AMMore than 400 jobs will be lost at Oranga Tamariki - the Ministry for Children - as public service agencies come under scrutiny...
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National
Ten per cent of electric blankets fail hotspot testing
Friday, 12 April 2024, 3:08PMAn electrical testing company owner says about 10 per cent of electric blankets brought to him for checks are failing thermal...
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Politics
Public sector cuts: Tertiary Education Commission and Crown Law to slash roles
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 3:55PMUnionised public servants are concerned women are bearing the brunt of redundancies at the Tertiary Education Commission. The...
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Politics
Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirms job cutting proposal
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 11:34AMMore than 1300 jobs are facing the chop from Government departments as officials scramble to find $1.5 billion in savings...
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National
Department of Conservation to axe around 130 roles- reports
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 2:27PMThe Department of Conservation is looking at axing more than 100 net roles in its cost-cutting drive. Agencies are looking...
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National
Around 30 jobs may be impacted by Callaghan Innovation restructure
Monday, 8 April 2024, 4:17PMLower Hutt-based Crown agency Callaghan Innovation is planning on going back to its “core purpose” in a proposed restructure. In...
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Politics
Ministry for the Environment staff told redundancies 'likely'
Monday, 8 April 2024, 2:53PMWorkers at the Ministry for the Environment have been told redundancies are “likely” as public service agencies slash costs...
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National
Ministry for the Environment staff told redundancies ‘likely’ as Govt aims to save $1.5b
Monday, 8 April 2024, 2:47PMWorkers at the Ministry for the Environment have been told redundancies are “likely” as public service agencies slash costs...
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National
Public service cuts: 18 percent of jobs proposed to be cut at Health Ministry
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 11:09AMThe Ministry of Health is proposing to slash 134 roles entirely to meet Government expectations to cut spending. The ministry...
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Politics
Public service agency cuts: Ministry staff called into meetings to learn job fate
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 3:15PMMinistry of Health workers have been called into meetings, as the agency seeks to slash back on costs in response to the...
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National
'It really breaks my heart': Nurse performed CPR on dying victim of quadruple fatal crash
Monday, 1 April 2024, 3:31PMWARNING: This story may be distressing. A nurse who helped perform CPR on a victim of the horror crash in Pukaki on Saturday...
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National
Vintage plane flips at Cromwell airport
Monday, 1 April 2024, 2:29PMA vintage aircraft that had flown in the Warbirds over Wānaka airshow over the weekend flipped and crashed at Cromwell airport...