Pay Equity Rollback Taken To The UN
The Government thought it could kneecap pay equity, rob low-paid women workers, fund tax cuts, and move on. The unions clearly have other ideas.

The Government thought it could kneecap pay equity, rob low-paid women workers, fund tax cuts, and move on. The unions clearly have other ideas.

The Government didn’t just cancel pay equity claims. It cancelled justice for more than 180,000 workers, and now the United Nations is being asked to look.

The Government’s pay equity rollback is no longer just a domestic political fight, it’s now the subject of an international human rights complaint.

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.