Journalists underpaid, under pressure, and leaving the profession
Underpaid, overworked, and walking away — New Zealand’s journalism crisis isn’t looming. It’s already gutting the newsroom.

Underpaid, overworked, and walking away — New Zealand’s journalism crisis isn’t looming. It’s already gutting the newsroom.

$20,644.45 — that’s what pay equity cancellation cost each worker. Now they’re turning that loss into a public reckoning.

They’re caring for New Zealand’s most vulnerable — and paying for it themselves. Even after the increase, many say they’re still going backwards.

A 45-cent pay rise in a $4 petrol world isn’t balance — it’s denial. And workers are the ones paying for it.

Brooke van Velden’s exit from ACT raises questions over pay equity reforms, polling decline, and internal political pressure ahead of Election 2026.

Work extra hours? Under this law change, you could earn less leave. The PSA is warning thousands of workers will be worse off.

Former National MP Jackie Blue has joined Opportunity after resigning from the National Party, citing the Government’s handling of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025.

Labour introduces a Pay Transparency Bill requiring large employers to report gender and ethnic pay gaps ahead of Election 2026.

This isn’t policy — it’s a rollback. Unions warn the Government’s pay equity changes will hit women hardest and undo decades of progress.

Thousands of nurses are leaving NZ — TOP says it’s time for real action on pay and working conditions.