Parents of New Zealand citizens and residents will be able to access visas, with the government announcing a programme it says will bring families together. Simeon Brown has announced more investment to strengthen critical infrastructure at Auckland City Hospital and Greenlane Clinical Centre. A Māori business leader says urgent reform is needed to address what he describes as a deepening mental health crisis in New Zealand’s construction sector. New Zealand fertiliser manufacturer Ballance Agri-Nutrients is shutting down manufacturing at its Mount Maunganui plant, axing 60 jobs.
Union coverage
- Workers First: Migrant bus drivers say they are ‘scared’ to report passenger assaults and risk working visas
- NZPFU: Broken down fire trucks force Timaru firefighters to use ‘sub standard’ backups
Employment
- Sector leader urges overhaul as builders face mental health crisis: ‘You can’t scale chaos’
- Superphosphate oversupply ends manufacturing at Ballance Agri-Nutrients in Mt Maunganui
- Menopause could be grounds for fighting workplace dismissal at some point soon
- Full Q+A interview: Van Velden grilled on WorkSafe reforms, pay equity
Politics
- Government announces new ‘Parent Boost’ visa to bring families together
- Migrant communities celebrate parent visa, amid concerns it’ll lock many out
- Health Minister announces details of fixes for Auckland City Hospital
- Auditor-General asked to look into food waste from school lunch programme
- Is covert photography legal? Parliamentarians, advocates mull law change
- Cutting superannuation costs without setting off political landmines
- Te Pāti Māori won’t put off potential Labour voters – Jackson
Te Ao Māori
- ‘Nothing short of disastrous’: Seabed mining project another ‘muru raupatu’ for Taranaki
- Power of rongoā Māori: Rangatahi-led project explores health benefits of kūmara vines
Economics
- SkyCity sues Fletcher over delays in completing Auckland’s convention centre
- Qantas removes gloves on trans-Tasman route against a weakened Air NZ
- Meta becomes the latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs
- Opinion
- History’s verdict is already in on van Velden’s safety reforms
- Forestry reform proposals won’t solve the country’s slash problem
- KiwiSaver reinforced as our path to prosperity, now let’s make it compulsory