Employment
What's the point in Museums?
A couple of weeks ago Auckland Museum proposed axing 30 jobs, with chief executive David Reeves calling it "regrettably a necessary step towards securing the financial recovery of the museum". It came… Audio
Why bosses exploit their most loyal employees
New Scientist journalist David Robson's with Jim to discuss why loyalty is often rewarded with extra expectations in the workplace - and what to do it it's happening to you. Audio
ERA intervention could break doctors' pay deadlock, legal expert says
With doctors poised to strike, arbitration could be the circuit-breaker needed to end the impasse. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday19th September 2025
In today's episode, a former Finance Mister critical of Nicola Willis says she's too busy blaming past governments rather than coming up with solutions, a New Plymouth district councillor says lobby… Audio
Health NZ ups the ante on stoush with senior doctors
Health NZ will have to prove the senior doctors' union has "breached good faith" in order for the ERA to overrule the bargaining process. Audio
A KiwiSaver choice that could cost retirees almost $30,000
Savers might be costing themselves money.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 19 September 2025
In today's episode, in a blow for the Government, the economy has had a much larger slump than expected which the Finance Minister's blaming in part on Donald Trump's trade tariffs, negotiations… Audio
Job applications rise to record high
The volume of advertisements rose 1 percent in August on the month earlier, and 4 percent on the year earlier, a new report shows.
Grads look offshore as public sector jobs dry up
In the past two years, close to a third of graduate roles and internship places have been cut from the public service. Audio
Graduates struggle as public service grad roles cut
Graduates looking to start a career in the public service are finding themselves at a loose end, qualified and ready to jump into the workforce, but with nowhere to go. In the past two years close to… Audio
Watchdog to stop tracking if public servants working from home
The latest data shows public servants, on average, work from home 0.85 days per week, down slightly from a previous survey.
Primary schools face first ever mass teacher strike
About 40,000 primary school teachers, principals, and support staff will walk off the job on the 23rd of October, it'll be the first time ever those groups have taken strike action together. Public… Audio
'We need to work together': Health Minister shrugs off frosty reception at nurses' conference
Dozens of delelates at the Nurses Organisation annual conference turned their backs on Simeon Brown during his speech.
Primary school teachers to strike next month
The decision comes amid rolling strikes by secondary school teachers this week. Audio
'Most brutal year': Tokoroa mill closure adds to other South Waikato job losses
More possible job losses in the district will be gutting for the families involved, says a local leader.
Consumer confidence remains soggy amid continued cost-of-living crisis
The survey result is notable, because it was conducted just after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates in August.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 17 September 2025
In today's episode, nurses turn their backs on the Health Minister, hundreds of Dunedin residents have lost power after vegetation hit a powerline as a severe weather front moves up the South Island… Audio
Nurses turn their backs on Health Minister during speech
Simeon Brown told nurses' union delegates at a Wellington conference that strike action was hurting patients.
Hospitals short an average of 587 nurses every shift last year
Some mental health wards were short-staffed overnight almost all of the time, a new report has found.
Primary school teachers to strike for full day
The union says its staff will strike on 23 October.
