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Pay Equity Poll: Voters Say Make The Fiscals Wait, Not Women
Saturday, 26 September 2026, 1:36 pm | PSA
This poll adds to growing public pressure on parties contesting the election to make a tangible commitment to restore pay equity. More >>
New Nurses Announcement Too Little, Too Late For Decimated Health System
Friday, 25 September 2026, 11:53 am | PSA
"All of these vacancies must be filled for New Zealand to have the fully functional public healthcare system we all want and deserve," says Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi national secretary, Fleur Fitzsimons. More >>
PSA Welcomes Pause On Chaotic Local Government Amalgamation
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 11:46 am | PSA
The amalgamation process was happening on top of a number of other significant local government reforms, include water, planning, regional council disestablishment and rates capping. More >>
Police Mental Health Response Change Programme Should Be Shelved
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 4:42 pm | PSA
The final phase had been on hold while the changes were reviewed, following safety concerns raised by health workers, ambulance staff, unions and the Mental Health Foundation. More >>
MSD Ignores Staff Fears About Safety, Confirms Security Guard Cuts
Tuesday, 22 September 2026, 10:48 am | PSA
"We warned in August it was a case of not if, but when another violent incident (tragedy at Ashburton) happens. Nothing MSD has done since changes that," said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary, PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
PM Is Right To Be Surprised - Real Pay Data, Not Job Ads, Shows Public Service Pay Up 1.3%, Inflation 4.1%
Monday, 21 September 2026, 2:40 pm | PSA
Christopher Luxon was caught out on Newstalk ZB this morning when Mike Hosking put the SEEK Advertised Salary Index to him, showing government advertised salaries up 10 percent in the past year. More >>
Community Groups, Rural Māori Communities Hit Hard By Brutal Govt Cuts To Funding Support Services
Thursday, 17 September 2026, 4:10 pm | PSA
The Community Operations team supports hundreds of community, iwi and hapū groups who rely on advisors to navigate Lottery Grants, central and local government funding, and philanthropic funds More >>
PSA Slams Racist, Last-Minute Changes To Local Government Bill
Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 12:51 pm | PSA
"Make no mistake, this change - made quietly and quickly without consultation as parliament wraps up for the term - is squarely targeted at tokenising mana whenua representation in local government." More >>
Next Govt Must Make Pay Equity For Care And Support Workers A Priority
Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 11:22 am | PSA
New report from PSA calls on next Govt. to settle claim within first 100 days More >>
Simeon Brown Must Come Clean With Voters - Is National Planning To Sell Off The State’s Silver Again?
Tuesday, 15 September 2026, 12:24 pm | PSA
"New Zealanders are heading to the polls, and they deserve to know now, not after the election, whether National are planning to sell off the assets we all own," said Fleur Fitzsimons, PSA National Secretary for the PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Nurse Maude Support Workers To Strike For The Fourth Time As Facilitation Granted By Employment Relations Authority
Monday, 14 September 2026, 7:41 am | PSA
"This is now the fourth strike. These workers want their employer to hear them, and to put forward a fair offer that doesn’t cut their sick leave." said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for Public Service Association, Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi More >>
MSD Errors Just The Beginning As The Impact Of Cuts Is Felt
Thursday, 10 September 2026, 4:33 pm | PSA
MSD has cut more than 700 roles, almost 10% of its workforce, under the Government’s drive to cut costs. MSD workers were on strike yesterday. More >>
Restoring Pay Equity Would Boost Income Of 91,000 Families By $300/week - PSA Analysis
Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 7:22 am | PSA
New PSA analysis shows 136,000 children in 91,000 families would be better off by $300 a week on average if pay equity was restored, confirming again how damaging the Government’s decision to axe claims has been. More >>
10,000 Public Servants Will Strike Tomorrow
Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 10:23 am | PSA
"All these public servants want are fair deals for themselves & their families. And we haven’t ruled out further industrial action if employers don’t bring that to the table," said Duane Leo, National Secretary of PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga ... More >>
Wellington City Council Job Cuts A Short-Sighted Hit To The Capital
Monday, 7 September 2026, 2:17 pm | PSA
Workers affected include those working in climate change response and resilience, mana whenua engagement, administration, and resource consenting. More >>
Nurse Maude Support Workers On Strike Again Tomorrow
Sunday, 6 September 2026, 1:57 pm | PSA
Workers first went on strike on 31 July and again on 10 August. More >>
Moa Point Failures Demonstrate Why In-House Public Services Must Be A Priority
Wednesday, 2 September 2026, 3:52 pm | PSA
The in-house expertise on managing assets like Moa Point is drastically reduced from councils, leading to systemic, decades-long failures like the ones revealed today. More >>
Our Precious History Under Threat As National Library And Archives Face More Govt Cuts
Wednesday, 2 September 2026, 3:43 pm | PSA
The key custodian of our nation’s history, the National Library and Archives NZ is again being savaged by Government spending cuts, with a proposal to shed 12% of its workforce. More >>
Labour Backs PSA’s Call For Public Good Test
Wednesday, 2 September 2026, 3:09 pm | PSA
The PSA asked all parties likely to be in parliament after November’s election to address its biennial Congress. All except NZ First and ACT agreed. More >>
Govt Should Settle The Industrial Dispute Not Attack The Workers Raising It
Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 12:17 pm | PSA
"Workers have a fundamental right to strike, and the Government should respect that and focus on settling this dispute," said PSA National Secretary Duane Leo. More >>
