Public Service Association

The PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is a democratic union of more than 83,000 people working in the state, community, local government & health sectors.

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PSA To Present At People’s Select Committee On Pay Equity

Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 3:22 pm | PSA

Until May, when the coalition Government retrospectively cancelled all pay equity claims in train, the PSA was progressing 14 claims, with another two set to raise and five that were due or overdue for review. More >>

ACC Workers To Continue Strike Action Tomorrow

Monday, 11 August 2025, 5:26 pm | PSA

A recent survey of PSA members at ACC found that the cost of living over the last six months has had a significant impact on almost all respondents. More than half (58%) have been looking for other jobs outside of ACC with better pay. More >>

People’s Select Committee: Thousands Of Care And Support Workers Cannot Wait For Justice - Unions

Monday, 11 August 2025, 8:53 am | PSA

Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Assistant Secretary, Melissa Woolley, says care and support workers were shocked and aggrieved when the Government rushed through changes to pay equity overnight. More >>

Cuts To Health NZ Team Likely Spells End To Innovative Student Placement Programme

Thursday, 7 August 2025, 2:17 pm | PSA

Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi national secretary, Fleur Fitzsimons, says that they’re extremely disappointed to hear that Health NZ has decided to cut another essential group of staff. More >>

Privatising Road User Charges Risks Higher Costs For Drivers

Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 2:07 pm | PSA

Privatisation is a problem masquerading as a solution. The only people who will see any benefit from this scheme are the corporates who take their cut to gather the tax, says Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the PSA. More >>

Govt Kept Secret Cuts To Science Funding To Finance New Applied Tech Institute

Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 8:17 am | PSA

MBIE has now revealed to media that there is no new money for the institute, but the $231 million budget comes from cutting science funds and from other science pools. More >>

Treacherous Betrayal Of Women Over Pay Equity Laid Bare In Official Documents

Friday, 1 August 2025, 11:28 am | PSA

"We knew it was constitutional vandalism and wage theft, now we know the Government actively suppressed human rights and went to extraordinary lengths to hush it up in the Beehive," said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service ... More >>

New Low From Govt In Public Service Act Changes Aimed At Ending Long Term Planning, Diversity & Inclusion & Pay Equity

Thursday, 31 July 2025, 11:50 am | PSA

Under the proposed amendments, detailed in the Public Service Amendment Bill, diversity and inclusion, pay equity and long-term planning would be downgraded. More >>

MBIE Facing Legal Action Over Attempt To Curb Flexible Work Including Working From Home Arrangements

Friday, 25 July 2025, 8:43 am | PSA

The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has recently introduced a new Flexible Work Policy to align with the Government’s directive to restrict flexible work arrangements for public service workers including reducing days working ... More >>

Govt Funding Squeeze Sees DOC Cutting A Further 71 Roles

Thursday, 24 July 2025, 5:07 pm | PSA

Removing support staff, who monitor the radios used by DOC staff working away from the office to stay safe, poses health and safety risks, PSA National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons says. More >>

Axing Same-Day Enrolment To Vote Exposes Impact Of Govt Starving Another Key Agency Of Enough Funding

Thursday, 24 July 2025, 3:58 pm | PSA

Why has the Government chosen to build obstacles around people’s basic right to vote, instead of funding the Electoral Commission properly? More >>

Govt Wrong To Cut Another 255 Civilian Defence Jobs At Time Of Rising Risks

Monday, 21 July 2025, 4:27 pm | PSA

This is all about saving money, not strengthening security. It doesn’t make any sense when tensions are rising across the Asia Pacific area and in Europe. It was only a few months ago that a warship from China was in the Tasman Sea. More >>

1500 Specialist Education Workers Represented By PSA To Strike

Monday, 21 July 2025, 11:56 am | PSA

1500 PSA members and 800 NZEI members to strike from 10am-12pm on 22 July in support of current bargaining between their respective union and the Ministry of Education. More >>

Seymour’s Attack On UN Official ‘Offensive And Irresponsible’ - PSA

Friday, 18 July 2025, 3:08 pm | PSA

David Seymour’s disrespectful response to the Rapporteur not only undermined Foreign Minister Winston Peters who is responsible for leading our diplomatic relations, it was also ignorant and reeked of colonial defensiveness. More >>

Talented Scientists Already Lost Thanks To Government: New PRO Will Struggle

Friday, 18 July 2025, 2:04 pm | PSA

As of June, dozens of public researchers from Callaghan Innovation were made redundant. Many of the team were experts in subjects like artificial intelligence, which are at the centre of the NZIAT. More >>

PSA Decries Closure Of Specialist Mental Health Facility Segar House

Thursday, 17 July 2025, 5:11 pm | PSA

"We’re calling on Health New Zealand and the government to reverse this decision and commit to properly funding Segar House. New Zealanders want - and deserve - public mental healthcare that serves everyone, even and especially those with complex needs." More >>

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