Opposition to the Government’s attacks on pay equity are gathering steam, with protests around the country and more than 65,000 people already signed on to a petition calling on the Government to reverse the changes. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Cabinet will consider a social media ban on under-16s, despite coalition partner ACT declaring its opposition.
Union coverage
- CTU: Unions launch petition to protect pay equity
- CTU: Unions fear pay equity regime could lock out tens of billions of future claims
- CTU: Act minister, National MPs to face protests over pay equity changes
- ASMS: ERA to facilitate bargaining between Health NZ and doctors’ union
- MUNZ: Tauranga Ballance Agri-Nutrients proposal: Worker says they felt ‘blindsided’, company to meet unions
- PPTA, PSA: Protests against new pay equity legislation continue
Employment
Politics
- Government to work on social media ban for under-16s, despite ACT disagreement
- Police Minister says second firearms registry review not needed
- ACT declares disagreement with coalition partners over firearm registry
- Government puts $35m towards keeping drugs out of the country
- Major defence firms line up for $2b helicopter spend
- What public services can expect from Budget 2025
- Coalition holds power, Labour regains support in Taxpayers Union Curia poll
Te Ao Māori
- Council calls on Māori candidates to stand in local election
- The small regulatory shift that could have big impacts on mokopuna Māori
- Government announces review into Waitangi Tribunal, Seymour calls it ‘activist’
- Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka assures outcome of Waitangi Tribunal review won’t be predetermined
Economics
- Inland Revenue discovers millions in unpaid tax from property developers and investors
- NZME board backs nomination of Steven Joyce as chair, Jim Grenon’s bid as candidate
- Once-bustling Newmarket businesses closing over high rent, state of economy
- What we learned from ANZ, Westpac and BNZ’s half year profit announcements
Opinion
- Pay equity: Enough with the slurs, now for some facts
- National will pay a steep price for grotesquely bad pay review politics
- The direct line between pay equity and the crisis among our children
- The law changes our kids really need (and no, a social media ban isn’t one of them)