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March 29, 2024
Opposition MPs and unions are criticising a proposal by New Zealand’s Ministry of Pacific Peoples to cut staff by 40 percent. The country’s largest trade union — The Public Service Association — says the ministry has informed staff that it is looking to shed 63 of 156 positions. Opposition MPs have slammed the decision, which ... <a title="Huge NZ Pasifika ministry cuts – ‘first steps toward abolition?’ asks Sepuloni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/29/huge-nz-pasifika-ministry-cuts-first-steps-toward-abolition-asks-sepuloni/" aria-label="Read more about Huge NZ Pasifika ministry cuts – ‘first steps toward abolition?’ asks Sepuloni">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
December 8, 2022
Yesterday RNZ’s Nine to Noon programme looked at the impact of redundancies at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) among academic staff — particularly on post-graduate students who are losing their supervisors. The university has announced that 170 academic positions are being cut, but there are concerns about whether the criteria by which staff were selected ... <a title="AUT VC Damon Salesa responds over 170 academic staff cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/08/aut-vc-damon-salesa-responds-over-170-academic-staff-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about AUT VC Damon Salesa responds over 170 academic staff cuts">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 6, 2022
RNZ News A union representing New Zealand tertiary sector staff says a proposal which could lead to massive job cuts at the Auckland University of Technology came completely out of the blue and was a major shock. Around 230 jobs could be axed as the university suffers a significant drop in international student enrolments, due ... <a title="NZ union ‘shocked and horrified’ at AUT’s proposed 230 job cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/nz-union-shocked-and-horrified-at-auts-proposed-230-job-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about NZ union ‘shocked and horrified’ at AUT’s proposed 230 job cuts">Read more</a>
