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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 >>
Lowering Māori Injury Rates Put At Risk By Govt’s Focus On Culture Wars - PSA
Thursday, 11 June 2026, 3:17 pm | PSA
Kaimahi Māori are most effective when they are working together and connected to their culture, McDonald said. More >>
A Third Of Family Violence Workforce Facing Axe As Govt Undermines Its Own Mission
Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 3:56 pm | PSA
The Centre is helping drive the National Strategy and Action Plan on family and sexual violence launched only in 2021. More >>
Frontline Job Losses Proposed From Hospitals In Taranaki, Waikato, Bay Of Plenty And Tairāwhiti
Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 3:10 pm | PSA
The restructure states that it aims to centralise clinical leadership and administration functions across the region. More >>
Govt Cuts Come For Māori, Pasifika, Disability Roles At ACC
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 2:53 pm | PSA
The proposal, which would disestablish the entire team of 24 and establish 10 roles, would also cut specific capability for Pasifika and people with disabilities. More >>
New Poll Shows Public Know Holidays Act Changes Favour Employers Over Workers
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 4:27 pm | PSA
The same survey also found 39% of New Zealanders say public services have got worse since the Government came to office in 2023. Only 25% say they have got better. More >>
Stop Using AI As An Excuse To Sack Public Servants, PSA Warns
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 3:42 pm | PSA
Maxim Institute report should be wake up call for Govt More >>
Removing Te Tiriti Principles Will Do Lasting Damage To Public Services
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 10:02 am | PSA
"The sweeping reforms would constitute one of the most extreme attempts to undermine the role of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in New Zealand law. Our members are clear that they must not proceed," said Jack McDonald. More >>
PSA Takes Legal Action To Stop Kāinga Ora Turning Secure Jobs Into Insecure Work
Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 2:17 pm | PSA
Kāinga Ora is proposing to cut maintenance staff in regional offices across the country and centralise them in Auckland and Christchurch. More >>
A Black Budget Built On Human Misery
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 2:50 pm | PSA
Nearly 9000 public service workers - one in seven - face losing their jobs over the next three years as $2.4 billion is ripped out of budgets. More >>
Privacy Commissioner’s Findings On Manage My Health Breach Another Wake-Up Call To Resource Health IT Properly
Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 10:59 am | PSA
"This finding should be a wake-up call. Nearly 100,000 New Zealanders, many of them in Northland, had their most sensitive personal information stolen because security was not up to scratch," said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for PSA More >>
Underfunded, Understaffed, And Struggling - PSA Survey Confirms Grim Impact Of Cuts
Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 7:25 am | PSA
The Government’s priorities are clear. Give tax breaks to landlords and big tobacco, while the workers who keep this country running are sacked, overworked and undervalued. More >>
Te Puni Kōkiri Restructure Heads To Mediation
Monday, 25 May 2026, 9:11 am | PSA
The proposed cuts would come on top of earlier losses of 75 FTE roles, meaning that more than 20 per cent of Te Puni Kōkiri’s workforce would be cut if the restructure goes ahead. More >>
Defence Boost Must Ensure Civilian Workers Get Pay Rise
Saturday, 23 May 2026, 5:56 pm | PSA
The proof of the Government’s commitment to Defence won’t just be in the hardware it buys. It will be in how it treats the people who make it all work. More >>
Snap Rally Sunday In Defence Of Public Services
Friday, 22 May 2026, 11:32 am | PSA
"Since the Government’s announcement on Tuesday, we’ve seen an outpouring of support for public services and the people who deliver them," said Fleur Fitzsimons. "New Zealanders know that public servants cannot be replaced by Artificial Intelligence" More >>
Birthright Hutt Valley Closes As Government Leaves Single-Caregiver Families Out In The Cold
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 3:17 pm | PSA
There has been no response from Oranga Tamariki, no plan, and no replacement. Hutt Valley families have been left out in the cold. More >>
