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October 23, 2025
RNZ News It is being billed as quite possibly New Zealand’s biggest labour action in more than 40 years. It is the latest in a growing series of strikes and walkoffs this year, but the sheer size of it today means much of New Zealand will come to a halt. Several public sector unions say ... <a title="Thousands of nurses, teachers and doctors take part in NZ’s ‘mega strike’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/23/thousands-of-nurses-teachers-and-doctors-take-part-in-nzs-mega-strike/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of nurses, teachers and doctors take part in NZ’s ‘mega strike’">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A National Union of Workers (NUW) official is hopeful Fiji Water employees who have been on strike for almost a week will return to work shortly. Last Tuesday, a group of workers for Fiji Water went on strike over pay disputes at the multi-million dollar US-owned company’s water bottling ... <a title="Fiji Water workers strike almost a week – but union ‘hopeful’ for deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/13/fiji-water-workers-strike-almost-a-week-but-union-hopeful-for-deal/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Water workers strike almost a week – but union ‘hopeful’ for deal">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2023
By Vijay Narayan in Suva The University of the South Pacific Council has reappointed Professor Pal Ahluwalia as vice-chancellor and president amid two days of staff protests. The council says it has also heard from staff representatives and urged the unions and management to work collaboratively in the interest of the university. The meeting was ... <a title="Ahluwalia reappointed as USP’s VC in spite of protests, strike threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/29/ahluwalia-reappointed-as-usps-vc-in-spite-of-protests-strike-threat/" aria-label="Read more about Ahluwalia reappointed as USP’s VC in spite of protests, strike threat">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2022
RNZ Pacific Unions in New Caledonia have secured a 4.2 percent increase of the lowest salaries from January 1, 2023. The concession by the employers’ organisation MEDEF was announced as a large crowd rallied for a general strike outside its offices in Noumea. According to police, 1500 people had gathered to press their demands while ... <a title="New Caledonia unions win pay rise for lowest earners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/new-caledonia-unions-win-pay-rise-for-lowest-earners/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia unions win pay rise for lowest earners">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
RNZ News Thousands of New Zealand tertiary union members will go on strike at eight universities tomorrow over a cost of living pay demand. The Tertiary Education Union (TEU) said its members were walking off the job for part of the day at the eight universities in the country. Union members at Auckland University of ... <a title="NZ university union members to strike tomorrow over pay demand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/nz-university-union-members-to-strike-tomorrow-over-pay-demand/" aria-label="Read more about NZ university union members to strike tomorrow over pay demand">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2022
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent Striking New Zealand health workers have picketed around the country, saying they are fed up with being underpaid and undervalued. About 10,000 allied health staff who work at district health boards have walked off the job for 24 hours, with rolling demonstrations. They are health workers who are ... <a title="‘We’re not paid fairly for the work we do’, say striking NZ health workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/16/were-not-paid-fairly-for-the-work-we-do-say-striking-nz-health-workers/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re not paid fairly for the work we do’, say striking NZ health workers">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Catherine Rottenberg A few days ago, I received a message from my son’s secondary school announcing that it would be celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) on Friday. The message read: “The school is selling Feminist jumpers to mark the event. Jumpers are on sale for 10 pounds ($13) – please ask your daughter ... <a title="How corporations make money out of ‘feel-good’ feminism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/09/how-corporations-make-money-out-of-feel-good-feminism/" aria-label="Read more about How corporations make money out of ‘feel-good’ feminism">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2018
PNG security forces protesting in Waigani over unpaid APEC security allowances. Image: Loop PNG By RNZ Pacific Hundreds of Papua New Guinea police have descended on Parliament Haus in the Port Moresby suburb of Waigani demanding payments they say they are owed for providing security at last weekend’s APEC leaders summit. RNZ Pacific’s correspondent in ... <a title="Hundreds of protesting PNG police move in on Parliament over pay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/hundreds-of-protesting-png-police-move-in-on-parliament-over-pay/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of protesting PNG police move in on Parliament over pay">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2018
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