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Govt Ignores Threat Of Contaminated Meat Exported To US Market As MPI Admits Faecal Contamination Not Food Safety Issue
Friday, 30 January 2026, 10:29 am | PSA
MPI has for the first time admitted to the PSA that the new company meat inspectors will not be treating faecal contamination as a food safety issue. More >>
Another Major IT Failure Again Exposes Govt’s Reckless Cuts To Health Digital Services
Thursday, 29 January 2026, 11:03 am | PSA
When clinical systems fail, patient safety is at risk. Doctors and nurses are doing their best with manual systems, but this is 2026 - our health system should not be grinding to a halt because of preventable IT failures. More >>
Budget 2026: More Cuts The Wrong Remedy For Struggling Economy
Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 9:50 am | PSA
The Government's short-term, reckless approach ignores the long-term consequences for a nation grappling with an ageing population, climate change, and a massive infrastructure deficit. More >>
Meat Inspectors Come Out Strongly Against Govt Plan To Privatise Meat Inspection Service - Urge Plan To Be Scrapped
Monday, 26 January 2026, 12:59 pm | PSA
Red meat makes up 12% of New Zealand's exports and commands premium pricing because of our rigorous safety profile. Why would we gamble with that reputation?" said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the PSA. More >>
Govt Must Act In Upcoming Collective Bargaining As Inflation Hits Public Sector Workers
Friday, 23 January 2026, 3:12 pm | PSA
Today's inflation figures showing annual inflation rising by 3.1% is stark evidence that the cost of living crisis is still hitting working New Zealanders hard. More >>
PSA And Firefighters Union Head To ERA To Stop Reckless FENZ Job Cuts
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 8:38 am | PSA
"FENZ completely excluded both unions from the planning process and then dumped a 265-page proposal on workers with just 10 days to respond," said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Nov 7 Election Falls On Public Service Day, Chance To End Attacks On Public Services
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 1:11 pm | PSA
In the 290 days between now and the election, the PSA will be campaigning every day against further attacks on public services and for properly funded health, community, local government and public services. More >>
PSA Seek Investigation From Independent Police Conduct Authority Of Police Mental Health Withdrawal Policy
Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 9:38 am | PSA
The Police Mental Health Response Change Programme is currently in its third phase of four, with the final phase slated to start next year. More >>
Govt. Must Accept Blame For ManageMyHealth Breach As It Ignored Funding Crisis For Privacy Commissioner
Friday, 9 January 2026, 8:58 am | PSA
The Government must accept some of the blame for the ManageMyHealth breach as it prioritised tax breaks for landlords ahead of properly resourcing the agency at the frontline of protecting New Zealanders' private health & other sensitive information. More >>
Minister Must Confront Govt’s Own Role In Weakening Health IT Security
Monday, 5 January 2026, 1:50 pm | PSA
The PSA will co-operate fully with Health NZ for the review and as a starting point urges it to reconsider the comprehensive submission it provided, setting out the risks to its proposal to slash the digital services workforce in 2024. More >>
New Data Shows Govt Axed Thousands Of Critical Health Roles In Middle Of Crisis
Monday, 5 January 2026, 9:22 am | PSA
The analysis revealed for the first time today shows that the Government’s funding cuts forced Health NZ to run more than 30 restructures over the past two years. More >>
Health Privacy Breach Exposes Risk Of Govt Cutting IT Experts In Public Health
Saturday, 3 January 2026, 8:31 am | PSA
Patient information is highly sensitive and private, and New Zealanders should expect it's safely stored and not at risk from cyber security attacks. More >>
PSA New Year Warning - Fire At Will Is Coming - Job Security Of Workers At Risk Like Never Before
Thursday, 1 January 2026, 9:55 am | PSA
When the Employment Relations Amendment Bill becomes law within months it will herald an unprecedented power grab by employers, stripping away fundamental protections that have been the bedrock of fair employment for decades. More >>
PSA Members To Vote On Settlement Of Industrial Dispute With Health NZ
Monday, 22 December 2025, 1:11 pm | PSA
Under the proposed settlement for all three collectives, base rates would rise 2.5% on 1 December 2025 and 2% on 7 December 2026 together with other enhancements. More >>
Walk The Talk, Mr Peters - Vote Against Fire-At-Will Bill
Monday, 22 December 2025, 9:22 am | PSA
In an end of year interview in the Post today, Mr Peters said ‘We stand for the responsible face of capitalism. We're capitalists, but we believe in the responsible face of capitalism’. More >>
Explosive Document Dump Days Out From Christmas Exposes Govt’s Cynical Attack On Striking Workers
Friday, 19 December 2025, 4:08 pm | PSA
The Public Service Commission in an unprecedented move spent public money on social media adverts targeting striking health workers and others just days before the historic mega strike on 23 October. More >>
MBIE And PSA Attend Mediation To Attempt Resolution Over Legal Actions Regarding MBIE Working From Home Restriction
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 7:47 am | PSA
Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment introduced a new policy to align with the Government's directive restricting flexible work - but the policy violated existing collective agreement protections for "flexible by default" arrangements. More >>
Budget Policy Statement Signals More Damage To Come For Vital Public Services - Fight Will Define Election Year
Tuesday, 16 December 2025, 2:40 pm | PSA
"Cuts to public services are not the answer to our economic woes," said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Govt Delivers Uncertain Future For Hundreds Of Workers Just In Time For Christmas
Tuesday, 16 December 2025, 12:56 pm | PSA
Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi National Secretary Duane Leo says with so little detail in today’s announcement, staff at the affected government agencies will now have a lot of questions about their future. More >>
Govt's Own Meat Inspection Service Damns Flawed Privatisation Plan
Monday, 15 December 2025, 8:55 am | PSA
The PSA has seen the analysis reported by Stuff Mastheads today and comes as meat inspectors prepare to gather at Parliament at midday to protest the reckless privatisation plan. More >>
