E tū mill union delegate Ian Farall has spoken about the disappointment felt by workers that Kinleith pulp and paper mill in Tokoroa has closed. The government wants to electronically monitor some asylum seekers and migrants, is preparing for mass arrivals of asylum seekers by plane, and is hoping to bring in new rules on dawn raids. Treasury has issued a blistering warning over the Government’s controversial Regulatory Standards Bill, slamming it as costly, risky and unlikely to improve regulation.
Union coverage
Employment
- Te Pūkenga disestablishment continues despite $16.6m surplus
- Job market sluggish, jobseekers facing huge competition
Politics
- Electronic monitoring of asylum seekers and new rules for dawn raids being considered
- New ‘rules of engagement’ with alcohol lobby after alarm at ‘way too friendly’ interactions
- Pasifika Medical Association rejects claims public funds used inappropriately
- Harsher penalties for assaults on first responders not effective deterrent – Labour
- Red-tape bill risks cost blow-outs, climate backsliding, officials warn (paywall)
- MP seeking under-16 ban on social media welcomes ‘broader’ inquiry (paywall)
- NZ First MP Tanya Unkovich suddenly quits Parliament
- Meet New Zealand First’s incoming MP David Wilson (paywall)
Te Ao Māori
- Friends and colleagues remember Takutai Tarsh Kemp
- Sir Māui Pōmare Day marked with condemnation of Govt on Māori health
Economics
- Multi-tasking while responding to texts, emails ups the risk of being scammed – survey
- Inland Revenue models GST hike, with credit for low-income households
- Recession, ‘war on woke’ fatally wound the Ākina Foundation (paywall)
Opinion
- Labour faces a by-election conundrum after sad death of sitting MP (paywall)
- Main Rd, Main Rd, Main Rd: How Kāpiti’s council became a symbol of quiet intolerance (paywall)
- ‘Discrepancies, contradictions, false claims’: Experts clash over Waikato waste-to-energy plant (paywall)