Employment
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 3 June 2025
In today's episode, the government's making big changes to WorkSafe, the agency tasked with keeping workers safe including shifting in priorities from enforcement to giving advice, the Energy… Audio
WorkSafe shifts focus from enforcement to advice in deep restructure
The minister says a "culture of fear" about the agency needs to change. Audio
CTU on govt's changes to WorkSafe
The government is shifting WorkSafe's priorities from enforcement, to giving more advice. Council of Trade Unions president Richard Wagstaff spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Changes in store for WorkSafe
Changes are looming for New Zealand's workplace safety watchdog. Political reporter Russell Palmer has more. Audio
Health watchdog's operating budget drops $1.9m
The Health and Disability Commission says there is no decision over job losses after losing nearly 10 percent of its funding.
Union says disability provider refusing to accept recommendation to settle pay dispute
The country's largest kaupapa Māori community disability provider is refusing to accept a facilitator's recommendation to settle a collective agreement, a union says.
Health NZ on theatre nurses industrial action
For the next month nurses at Auckland City, Starship and Greenlane hospitals will refuse to take 'on-call' shifts. They say Health New Zealand's latest pay offer doesn't keep pace with inflation or… Audio
Theatre nurses in Auckland to take industrial action over pay
More than 370 theatre nurses in Auckland are taking industrial action in protest over pay and chronic understaffing. Starship nurse Haim Ainsworth spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
PSA criticises members who leak info to media
The Public Service Association has come out criticising members who leak information to the media, while also criticising Ministers who seek cherry picked advice on key policies. PSA national… Audio
ECE teachers concerned over changes to pay for new teachers
A union for early childhood educators says changes to pay for new teachers undermines decades of progress towards fair pay. Hamilton based ECE kaiako Zane McCarthy spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Hundreds of Auckland nurses start on-call strike
More than 370 theatre nurses are striking over chronic and ongoing staff shortages.
'Harsh': Youth homelessness advocate on Budget
The head of a group that helps the homeless fears proposed changes could push some young people into harm's way.
Gisborne Mayor on doctors strike
Fifty senior doctors at Gisborne Tairāwhiti Hospital walked off the job at midnight last night, for a 24-hour strike for better pay and work conditions. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz spoke to Corin… Audio
Health NZ on Tairāwhiti Hospital doctors strike
Health New Zealand says the situation in Tairāwhiti Hospital is challenging, but progress is being made with more permanent staff now signing on. Health NZ's Chief Clinical Officer Dr Richard Sullivan… Audio
Senior doctors strike at Tairāwhiti Hospital
Doctors in Gisborne say Wednesday's strike causes only minor disruption compared to ongoing delays from chronic understaffing. Consultant Physician in General Medicine at Tairāwhiti Hospital senior… Audio
Public service leaks crackdown leaked to RNZ
A crackdown on public servants leaking information has been revealed, in a document leaked to RNZ. Political reporter Russell Palmer spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
How many public sector jobs have really been axed?
Thousands of jobs have been cut as part of government cost-saving. But exactly how many have gone depends on who you ask.
The scale of public sector job cuts
How RNZ calculated the numbers and why it exceeds other official datasets.
Fifty senior Gisborne Hospital doctors on 24-hour strike
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says it's written to the government twice to express concern about the hospital being "on the brink of collapse".
Geoffrey Hinton
Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton on the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and why he left Google to sound the alarm. Plus his stark warning that already gives humanity a 10-20% chance of completely… Video, Audio
