Struggles facing health workers amid pay delays and job cuts, alongside political tensions over fast-track laws, Māori sovereignty, and infrastructure plans. Economic challenges and growing discontent are also in focus, as leaders grapple with pressing issues in Aotearoa.
Union coverage
- NZNO: Health workers angry at ongoing holiday pay delays
- PSA: Public sector cuts: Health New Zealand introduces voluntary redundancies following overspend
- PSA: More cuts to come: Health NZ asking for more voluntary redundancies
Employment
- People 'already moving out of town' as mills look to close operations
- Te Pūkenga staff 'pissed off', tired by constant change
- Army gets first woman chief as new Defence Force leadership announced
Politics
- Labour refuses to commit to honouring future consents under coalition's fast-track laws
- Building a bridge over politics: The new plan for infrastructure
- Labour 'cherry-picked' cop foot patrol data - Police Minister
- Petition to expand End of Life Choice Act accepted at Parliament
- Prime Minister defends Peters' climate comments
- Ministers' public statements about judges amounting to attacks on the judiciary – barristers
- MP heads to court to stop meeting that could evict them from Parliament
Te Ao Māori
- Sovereignty debate split on party lines
- Iwi write to PM demanding recognition Māori did not cede sovereignty
- Toxic legacy: A cautionary tale about pushing through major developments
Economics
- Challenge to Meridian's claim power bills taking less of household spending
- 'Higher income' doesn't mean much – financial coach
Opinion
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