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Library restructure brings disruption and innovation
Monday, 10 April 2017, 1:58 pm | Public Service Association
The restructuring of Auckland’s libraries will lead to substantial disruption for staff - and a challenge to maintain existing services, the PSA says. More >>
Up to four beds to close at acute mental health unit
Friday, 7 April 2017, 9:13 am | Public Service Association
Up to four beds at Wellington Hospital’s Te Whare o Matairangi mental health unit are to close because of a lack of staff, the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi says. More >>
Statistics House report "deeply concerning" - PSA
Friday, 31 March 2017, 5:38 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is deeply concerned at the findings of a report into the performance of Statistics House in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. More >>
PSA supports call for restored RNZ funding
Friday, 31 March 2017, 3:35 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association supports the Green Party’s call to restore Radio New Zealand’s (RNZ) frozen funding to a serviceable level, which was announced today by MP Gareth Hughes alongside a contestable Public Interest Journalism Fund. More >>
Minister Tolley’s denigration of social workers uncalled for
Friday, 31 March 2017, 1:55 pm | Public Service Association
With the establishment of Oranga Tamariki, Minister Anne Tolley should be committing to support and develop social workers’ skills, not scapegoating them for her Government’s underfunding and underinvestment in the sector, say the PSA and the Aotearoa New ... More >>
Auckland Mayor to hear stories of his city
Friday, 24 March 2017, 1:03 pm | Public Service Association
Auckland’s public servants are at breaking point due to the housing crisis - and more than half of them plan to leave the city, the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi says. More >>
NZ's unmet health needs "appalling, but not surprising"
Friday, 24 March 2017, 9:40 am | Public Service Association
A pilot study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today found at least a quarter of adults were unable to get the primary health care they required. More >>
Despatches from the Auckland housing crisis
Friday, 24 March 2017, 9:37 am | Public Service Association
Heartbreaking stories from key workers in Auckland will be on display in Aotea Square today, in a public event hosted by the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Equal pay legislation to go before parliament
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 2:22 pm | Public Service Association
A bill which will help New Zealand women secure equal pay will go before parliament - and the PSA calls on all parties to support it. More >>
Event reveals truth about Auckland housing crisis
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 12:34 pm | Public Service Association
Heartbreaking stories from key workers in Auckland will be on display in Aotea Square tomorrow, in a public event hosted by the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Time for the Minister of Education to stop dodging
Monday, 20 March 2017, 10:41 am | Public Service Association
Eternally embattled Minister of Education Hekia Parata must step up, front up and stop dodging questions regarding the future of Salisbury School, says the PSA. More >>
Mayor’s Council & CCO shake-up must be more than PR
Friday, 17 March 2017, 12:09 pm | Public Service Association
Mayor Phil Goff’s proposed review of Auckland Council and its Council-controlled organisations (CCOs) must not be another exercise in restructuring for the sake of it, and it must safeguard the expertise and functionality of long-serving Local Government ... More >>
Tax cuts talk is irresponsible electioneering
Monday, 13 March 2017, 12:41 pm | Public Service Association
Any personal income tax cuts offered by National this election will come at the expense of our desperately underfunded public services, the PSA says. More >>
New research reveals "appalling" bias against women
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 4:01 pm | Public Service Association
Bias against female employees is overwhelmingly the reason New Zealand women are paid around 12 per cent less than their male counterparts, and the PSA says this needs urgent change. More >>
National’s support for family violence victims a huge step
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 3:59 pm | Public Service Association
Victims of domestic violence are a step closer to getting the support they need at work, with National announcing it will support Jan Logie’s members bill at its first reading tomorrow. More >>
Defence House demolition "a good decision"
Friday, 3 March 2017, 4:17 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is welcoming the decision to demolish Defence House in Wellington. More >>
Suppressed housing report shows ideological policy failure
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 4:14 pm | Public Service Association
A Treasury report into National’s social housing policy details how fundamentally flawed its ideology-driven approach is, the PSA says. More >>
Need for mental health inquiry reinforced
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 3:50 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA is repeating its call for a nationwide inquiry into the mental health system after a highly critical report into the treatment of mentally ill prisoners. More >>
Pay equity a step closer - now show us the money
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 2:49 pm | Public Service Association
The government’s early adoption of the equal pay principles is welcome - but National needs to back up its words with action, the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi says. More >>
Gisborne unions offer free health screening
Friday, 24 February 2017, 9:19 am | Public Service Association
Nurses who are union members will offer free blood pressure and blood sugar screening, including other services which would normally involve a visit to a health centre. More >>
