Employment
'Significant demand' leads to 10-week employment mediation delay
The country's employment dispute resolution service is facing "significant demand", leading to long wait times.
Calling Home: Molly Leishman in Los Angeles
Molly Leishman has carved out an incredible career in her adopted hometown of Silver Lake, Los Angeles. As a producer with the team at Human Person creative studios, Molly has had a hand in creating… Audio
Brain drain claim as engineers quit NZ over stalled infrastructure work
Hundreds of engineers are losing their jobs and leaving our shores due to infrastructure project delays, creating "significant" risk to our nation's development, says the head of New Zealand's…
The ingenious NZ-designed hijab breaking ground overseas
Zeena Ali asked if she could wear her hijab as part of her NZ police uniform. The response was, "What's that?"
Hīkoi organiser pans 'deeply dysfunctional' health system
A hīkoi has been held in Whakatāne to protest the closure of the area's obstetrics unit, 'chronic understaffing, poor management and a dysfunctional health system'. Audio
Kidfluencers - not all toys and joys
Strong parental control seems to be the key to keeping insta-famous and highly visible YouTube kids safe.
Heartbreak for staff and town as 230 jobs to go at mill
Staff says it's "a sad and upsetting" day for workers and the town.
More than 200 jobs axed at Kinleith Mill
Paper mill workers in Tokoroa are reeling today after the owner of the Kinleith Mill confirmed 230 jobs will be axed from its paper division. Staff were called to the meeting at the mill this morning… Audio
Green MP on Kinleith Mill closure
More than 200 jobs in Tokoroa have been lost as the Kinleith Mill closes its paper production division Mill owners Oji Fibre Solutions signalled last year that it was considering closing the paper… Audio
Third health boss resigns in a week
Director-General of Health Diana Sarfati has quit in the latest in a rapid series of resignations.
Kinleith Mill workers bracing for bad news
Workers at Kinleith pulp and paper Mill in Tokoroa says they're bracing themselves for bad news, as they wait to hear the fate of the mill later this morning. Our reporter Natalie Akoorie was at the… Audio
Kinleith Mill workers await job news
A representative for the workers at Kinleith pulp and paper Mill in Tokoroa says they're bracing themselves for bad news, as they wait to hear the fate of the mill later this morning. Up to 230 jobs… Audio
Slashed staffing hours trigger protest at Auckland aged care home
Aged care staff have picketed over plans to reduce the number of nurses and caregivers rostered on shifts.
More than 60 jobs to be axed at Callaghan Innovation
Fourteen of the 63 staff losing their jobs are scientists and engineers, a union representative says.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 13 February 2025
On today's episode, the United States defence secretary Pete Hegseth says Ukraine cannot expect to return to its 2014 borders and has downplayed the chance of it becoming a member of NATO, the union… Audio
Money for frontline mental health services 'reprioritised'
Money earmarked for frontline mental health services, including tackling severe workforce shortages, was 'reprioritised' to pay for the government's controversial $10 million mental health innovation… Audio
PSA launches legal action to stop job cuts at Health NZ
The union representing 25,000 Health New Zealand workers has launched legal action to halt sweeping job cuts at the agency. Public Service Association Acting National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons spoke… Audio
15,000 more people may lose jobs before economy improves
About 30,000 more people are unemployed than a year ago, and some forecasters say another 10,000 or 15,000 could be out of work before the cycle turns.
The $200k role in high demand
It might be a tough time to be a jobseeker for many New Zealanders - but there are still bright spots in some sectors.
Ex-public servants still searching for work after last year's public sector cuts
"Every job that I apply for has hundreds if not thousands of applicants," a former senior public servant who has tried for 90 roles says.
