Government budget problems and public service cuts are putting pressure on communities, with frontline services and media integrity at risk. E tū is sounding the alarm over TVNZ's cost-cutting; MUNZ challenges KiwiRail layoffs and Unions Wellington succeeded in stopping the sale of Wellington Airport. With this economic uncertainty, grassroots efforts like free skills courses for youth show the importance of community investment and involvement.
Union coverage
- E tū: TVNZ cost-cutting proposals risk transforming it and other media, E tū union's Michael Wood says
- Unions Wellington: Councillors backtrack over sale of Wellington Airport shares
- MUNZ: KiwiRail proposes cutting more than 50 Interislander jobs
Employment
- Health NZ's data cuts 'will absolutely affect front-line services'
- Horowhenua youth get free work-ready skills course to boost employment prospects
- Public service shrinks by 2162 people in six months – Nicola Willis wants more cuts
Politics
- NZ First celebrates strongest position this century – Matthew Hooton
- Dargaville Hospital again without a doctor most nights this week
- Christopher Luxon meets Narendra Modi, but little sign of free trade deal
Te Ao Māori
- Concern over low percentage of Māori speaking te reo
- 'Kai connects people' – Putting Māori cuisine on the map using TikTok
- Fast Track nod for Northport expansion a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi – hapū
Economics
- The latest on the state of the economy after Official Cash Rate cut
- The sun peeks through the economic clouds, but when will it fully emerge?
- 'Not in great shape' – New figures reveal Budget deficit growing
Opinion
- John Key's indefensible defence of Donald Trump
- GPs shortage: New solutions needed for a sustainable, future-focused primary care workforce
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