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Heartless Govt. Proposes More Job Cuts At Kāinga Ora - Tenants And Workers In Regions Pay The Price
Friday, 8 May 2026, 4:30 pm | PSA
The PSA will fight the latest cuts and will keep reminding voters that come November they have a choice to change this heartless government. More >>
Proposed Cuts At Maritime NZ Will Make Our Waters Less Safe
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 4:31 pm | PSA
The proposal to significantly reduce the investigations and legal teams would make it much harder to investigate serious incidents and prosecute offenders. More >>
New Figures Show Home Support Workers Have Lost $27,728 One Year On From Pay Equity Betrayal
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 9:00 am | PSA
One year ago today the Government cancelled 33 pay equity claims, ripped up the rules and slammed the door shut on fair pay for more than 180,000 workers - most of them women. More >>
Councils Must Work With Unions And Communities In Fast-Track Reform
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 1:37 pm | PSA
"We expect to see councils work closely with unions to make sure staff can be heard on their views and managed through the process. No-one knows a local community better than the people on the frontlines. More >>
National MP’s Tone-Deaf Attack On Workers Exposes Who This Govt. Really Serves
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 12:08 pm | PSA
"This is giving with one hand and taking with the other, and New Zealanders won’t be fooled by it," said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Police Pause On Mental Health Withdrawal Must Be Start Of Wider Backdown
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 7:19 am | PSA
The pause is driven by the fact that there is no good data on how long Police officers wait with people in distress, that’s simply not good enough. A lack of data tells you everything about how irresponsible this programme has been from day one. More >>
Snap Rally Outside Birthright Hutt Valley Tomorrow To Save The Service
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 3:53 pm | PSA
"When Birthright closes, there is no equivalent service for these families to go to. If the Government is serious about children and families doing well, it can’t let a service like this disappear," said Fleur Fitzsimons. More >>
Vital Hutt Valley Whānau Support Service At Risk Of Closure - Birthright Proposed To Close
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 1:06 pm | PSA
"The closure of Birthright will be a devastating blow to Hutt Valley families and will leave a massive gap in the community with no equivalent service in the region," said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service Association More >>
Transport Regulation Jobs At Risk As Govt. Funding Cuts Bite
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 9:35 am | PSA
"This is what happens when the Government tells agencies to live within reduced baselines - real people pay the price," said Duane Leo, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Legal Action Over Te Puni Kōkiri’s Failure To Consult On Restructure
Monday, 20 April 2026, 7:50 am | PSA
Te Puni Kōkiri sent the PSA a vague email on 9 February flagging a restructure, then immediately instructed recipients to keep it confidential. It then went completely silent for more than a month. More >>
PSA Calls Ombudsman To Mediation Following Move To Disestablish Jobs And Outsource Financial Functions
Friday, 17 April 2026, 2:30 pm | PSA
The collective agreement requires the Office negotiate with the external contractor to attempt to have affected employees continue on the same or similar terms and conditions of employment. More >>
New Board Won’t Fix Health NZ Without Funding Reset - Digital Services Must Be Prioritised
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 3:02 pm | PSA
"The PSA stands ready to work constructively with the new Chair and Board - but workers, patients and the public deserve to see real change, not just new faces around the table," Fitzsimons said. More >>
New Report From Save Science Coalition Lays Bare Human Cost Of Science Cuts
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 3:00 pm | PSA
Save Science Coalition spokesperson and experimental physicist Ben Wylie-van Eerd says publicly funded science is crucial both economically and to New Zealand’s wellbeing as a nation. More >>
Workers Betrayed As MBIE Breaks Promise That Automation Won’t Cost Their Jobs
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 7:33 am | PSA
MBIE is proposing to disestablish 28 permanent roles with two new permanent roles created resulting in a net loss of 26 roles. 12 fixed term roles have already finished, with two new fixed roles to be created. More >>
LINZ Staff Pay The Price As Agency Agrees With Minister To Do ‘Less With Less’
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 8:52 am | PSA
LINZ has agreed with its Minister in its performance plan to cut its workforce by 2 per cent over each of the next three years, meaning between 40 and 50 roles will be gone in total by 2028. It aims to reduce staff numbers to 800 by June this year. More >>
Take Inspiration From Australian Govt: Encourage Public Servants To Work From Home To Save Fuel And Ease Costs
Monday, 13 April 2026, 10:16 am | PSA
The Australian Government has today launched a $20 million advertising campaign urging people to drive less, use public transport and conserve fuel. Australia has also halved its fuel excise. More >>
Govt’s Extreme Anti-Māori Agenda Ramps Up With Another 27 Roles Proposed To Go At Te Puni Kōkiri
Friday, 10 April 2026, 2:31 pm | PSA
The proposal to cut 45 roles and establish 18, would impact the Health and Safety, Māori Capability, Information Systems, and Property and Finance functions. More >>
Damning Survey Confirms PSA Warnings: Govt. Cuts Are Wrecking Health IT
Friday, 10 April 2026, 11:50 am | PSA
The Government cannot announce a 10-year digital health investment plan on one hand and gut the workforce needed to deliver it with the other. You can't modernise a health system on the cheap. More >>
Pay Equity Cancelled Cheque Presentation Event To Highlight Impact On Care And Support Workers
Friday, 10 April 2026, 9:40 am | PSA
The presentation will highlight what workers have lost, with the cancelled cheques representing the value of their pay equity claims cancelled last year. More >>
Govt Cost Cutting Puts Ministry Of Justice Jobs Supporting Māori-Crown Relations At Risk
Friday, 10 April 2026, 9:32 am | PSA
The proposal includes a net loss of 21 policy roles, including the entire Inquiries team. It also includes a net loss of five roles in the Ātea a Rangi team, which provides strategic and policy advice and leads partnerships with iwi and Māori. More >>
