35,000 people march against the Government's "downgrades" to Dunedin Hospital. NZEI and PPTA are continuing their campaign against charter schools, after the legislation passed its final reading in Parliament last week. Analysis released by the NZCTU shows that Pasifika women were working for free from last Friday, and that it will take 100 years to close the gender pay gap at the current rate. NZNO have started their latest round of negotiations with Health NZ. In more potential blows for regional employment, hundreds of jobs are at risk from a proposed meatworks closure in Timaru, and RMTU are highlighting potential KiwiRail job cuts on the East Coast.
Union coverage
- CTU: It will take almost 100 years to close gender pay gap at current rate
- NZEI: Charter schools $153m 'experiment' won't deliver, union says
- NZEI, PPTA: David Seymour's charter schools: Half of applications unlikely to proceed as Govt preps for up to 15 new schools to open next year
- FIRST: First Union ambulance officers begin walk-offs
- NZNO: Nurses union starts latest round of negotiations with Health NZ
- NZNO: New Dunedin hospital: Southerners deserve better
- RMTU: Union 'outraged' amid proposed job cuts at KiwiRail East Coast
Employment
- Hundreds of jobs at risk under proposal to close Timaru meatworks
- Hipkins says Govt 'scapegoating' public servants
Politics
- Parliament gets urgent on sentencing, mining, and charter schools
- 'This is the start': Dunedin mayor threatens more protests over broken hospital promise
- Building consent reforms are 'new era' for construction industry – Property Council
- Medics try to smoke out Costello
- 'It's very close': Labour-led bloc just 2 points behind Govt in internal polls
- 'Revolt in the heartland': Tararua fighting back toll road proposal
Te Ao Māori
- Au revoir! New Zealand takes back haka world record
- Luxon defends move to cut $30m from te reo Māori teacher training
- Crown Law warned of 'significant legal risks' from foreshore and seabed changes
Economics
- Final say on Foodstuffs merger due this week
- Is there any truth to 'go woke, go broke'?
- ANZ backs capital gains tax – what about the other bank bosses?
- Auckland mayor seeks to scrap city's economic development agency
- Economist on Treasury's financial crunch warnings, NZ economy
Opinion
- Surplus order comes with a side of austerity
- Market failure epidemic is a social and economic emergency
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