After cutting pay equity protections, Nicola Willis is now targeting another 8,700 public sector jobs in what critics call ideological vandalism.
The Greens say Luxon’s “DOGE style” austerity agenda is hollowing out public services while frontline workers pay the price.
Labour warns Nicola Willis’ planned public sector cuts could devastate regional economies while making public services slower and weaker.
The CTU says Nicola Willis is pushing reckless austerity cuts while gambling on AI and consultants to replace public sector workers.
The PSA says Budget 2026 risks driving exhausted public servants out the door while essential services across New Zealand are already stretched to breaking point.
Cut the people who hold the Crown accountable to Te Tiriti — then pretend the relationship still works. That’s the play.
More than 100 roles gone. So what happens to the work that still needs doing?
They were warned. They cut anyway. Now the system is breaking.
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) is backing primary teachers in a dispute over proposed individual employment agreements,…
Leaving the university for employment in the public service was an exciting move for me taking my love of learning, evidence-based approaches and passion into a policy-setting environment. Well that wasn’t my experience. In fact, my hopes for this role and the reality were worlds apart.