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Christopher Luxon Wants To Take A Holiday: Yours
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 12:28 pm | PSA
"This heartless law does not recognise the disruption caused to family life and personal time by working on public holidays," said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
PSA Calls On Govt To Make Mileage Increase Permanent As Oil Prices Surge
Friday, 24 July 2026, 10:52 am | PSA
"When Health Minister Simeon Brown announced this increase in April, he said it was targeted and temporary, tied to a consistent fall in petrol prices that hasn’t happened," said Fleur Fitzsimons, PSA National Secretary. More >>
More Than 200,000 People Face A Pay Cut Under The Government’s New Leave Law, Bill To Become Defining Election Issue
Thursday, 23 July 2026, 9:30 am | PSA
The Employment Leave Bill, which passed its second reading in Parliament on Tuesday, will strip overtime pay and other allowances from payments to workers while they’re on leave. More >>
Patients Deserve Better Than A Pen And Paper Health System - More Outages Will Happen Due To Government Cuts
Thursday, 23 July 2026, 8:22 am | PSA
"Patients deserve better than a pen and paper public health system. Clinicians need to rely on modern, 24/7 IT systems to do their job - this is 2026 not 1966," said Fleur Fitzsimons National Secretary Public Service Association. More >>
Bargaining Underway For Over 10,000 Public Servants
Tuesday, 21 July 2026, 4:46 pm | PSA
The current offer includes changes to pay that mean it will take staff longer to reach higher pay bands, at the same time as the cost of living keeps rising. More >>
1,300 PSA Members At DIA To Strike On Monday
Sunday, 12 July 2026, 3:36 pm | PSA
DIA points to a one-off lump sum payment as part of the offer (totalling $1,500), but that money quickly disappears and does nothing to lift the base pay that workers depend on. More >>
PSA Members At Department Of Internal Affairs Vote To Strike As Pay Lags Behind Cost Of Living
Monday, 6 July 2026, 7:43 am | PSA
The Government talks about helping New Zealanders during the cost-of-living crisis, but when it comes to the workers on its payroll, it doesn’t care about them doing it tough, said Leo. More >>
$4.5b Hole In National’s KiwiSaver Policy Would Mean More Public Service Cuts
Thursday, 2 July 2026, 7:46 am | PSA
New PSA analysis shows National’s policy only allows for the cost of bringing workers who currently are not in KiwiSaver into the scheme, not the cost of increased employer contributions for existing workers, leaving a $4.5b funding hole. More >>
Health NZ Withdraws Botched Restructure Impacting Frontline Hospital Services
Wednesday, 1 July 2026, 5:58 pm | PSA
All this could have been avoided if the Government properly funded health in the first place instead of choosing to cut taxes for landlords and big tobacco. More >>
AI And Cost-cutting Drive Big Upheaval For Half Of DOC’s IT Team
Wednesday, 1 July 2026, 9:35 am | PSA
"A govt serious about conservation would be investing more in technology, not less. This is cutting the cloth to fit a slimmer budget while hoping the public doesn’t notice the consequences," says Mr Duane Leo. More >>
PSA Statement On Death At Waikato Hospital ED
Tuesday, 30 June 2026, 5:14 pm | PSA
The patient died in the Emergency Department there according to reports that said they had been waiting for nine hours. More >>
Rally At Parliament Tomorrow Calling For Urgent Funding For Sexual Violence Prevention
Tuesday, 30 June 2026, 2:28 pm | PSA
"Prevention works. Without this important work, we’re going to see more people harmed, and that is on this government’s shoulders," says Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary of the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Nurse Maude Workers To Stop Work Over Threats To Cut To Sick Leave
Friday, 26 June 2026, 1:38 pm | PSA
The sick leave claw back was presented in a document sent to the union when they thought they had an agreement agreed in principle, after six months of bargaining. More >>
Poll: Public Rejects Govt’s AI Excuse For Axing 9,000 Public Service Workers
Friday, 26 June 2026, 9:34 am | PSA
Sacking 9,000 workers and hoping AI fills the gap is not a strategy - it’s a gamble with the services New Zealanders depend on, and the public knows it, Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi National Secretary Duane Leo says. More >>
Peters Will Betray Workers Again - He Can’t Be Trusted
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 2:24 pm | PSA
Parliament is about debate critical changes to workplace safety laws with the Second Reading of the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill. More >>
Govt Cuts Dismantle Team Supporting Public Services That Represent All NZers
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 11:38 am | PSA
Diversity, equity and inclusion in our workforce are not nice to haves, said Duane Leo, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Community Organisations Call On Government To Properly Fund Sexual Violence Prevention
Monday, 15 June 2026, 8:48 am | PSA
A study published in the Lancet estimated that among people aged 12 to 18, almost 30 percent of New Zealand women and one in five men experience sexual violence. More >>
Te Puni Kōkiri Backdown On Restructure A Huge Win For PSA
Friday, 12 June 2026, 3:39 pm | PSA
While there will be minor changes to position descriptions and reporting lines, no workers at Te Puni Kōkiri will lose their jobs. The original proposal would have seen 27 kaimahi lose their jobs. More >>
Cultural Vandalism: Arts Workers Pay The Price For Govt Neglect Of Creative NZ
Friday, 12 June 2026, 8:40 am | PSA
Creative NZ is proposing to devolve significant funding responsibility to 16 regional partners from 2027, shifting to a national leadership and oversight role it claims will better meet the sector’s funding challenges. More >>
Callaghan Debacle: 176 Science Workers Left Hanging As Govt Botches Its Own Policy
Friday, 12 June 2026, 8:25 am | PSA
The PSA is calling on the Government to urgently provide Callaghan Innovation staff with clear timelines and certainty about their employment. More >>
