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Election 2023: RNZ's guide to party policy
Promises, promises: it’s easy to forget which party has pledged what. Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy ahead of the 14 October election day. We’ll keep updating this guide as policies are…
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Do public service consultancy criticisms stack up?
Consultants and contractors are a favourite punching bag for opposition parties - of all colours - and National is just the latest to land a solid blow, leaving Labour off-balance.
The numbers show… Audio
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Finance expert suggests redistribution of public sector CEO salaries
A 'Robin Hood' policy, redistributing the big salaries of public service chief executives to lower paid workers would be more effective than the government-ordered pay freeze, according to a leading… Video, Audio
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Our biggest shift in industrial relations for 30 years
Details have been released about arguably the biggest shift in industrial relations in 30 years - what are Fair Pay Agreements all about? Audio
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Govt defence of pay freeze falls flat with public sector workers
The government's attempted defence of its decision to restrict wage increases for public sector workers appears to be falling flat.
Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson both fronted the media today to… Audio
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How Labour aimed at Wellington pen pushers and hit teachers and nurses
Labour's announcement of a public service wage freeze took everyone by surprise. Was it a party taking aim at its traditional support base, or a minister losing control of the narrative? Audio
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Public service faces three more years of pay freeze
Public Service Minister Chris Hipkins has announced that public servants earning more than $60,000 will only be offered pay increases under select circumstances for the next three years. There will be… Audio
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Some public servants face three-year wage freeze
Some public servants have been told they'll have to wait three years for a pay rise, to help rein in the government's debt.
But the main union for government workers has labeled the restrictions… Audio
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Best of First Up for Tuesday 15 September
Audio 15 Sep 2020On today's podcast: why Covid-19 has put paid to the flu season in the southern hemisphere; a warning to landlords as the rent freeze comes to an end soon and a cry for more help from the Restaurant… Audio
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What is inflation?
Gyles Beckford looks at why inflation has gone walkabouts, why central banks are still so obsessed about taming it and - hold your hats - is it time to give away inflation targeting... Audio
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What if money really did fall from the sky?
If the government gave everyone an extra $1000 to spend would we all be better off?
Bernard Hickey looks into the theory of helicopter money. Audio
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Bill Andersen's lifelong fight for workers rights
Auckland trade unionist, communist and outspoken Robert Muldoon opponent Bill Andersen (1924 - 2005) is remembered in a new biography by Dr Cybèle Locke. Andersen was at the heart of the 1951… Audio
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Pay freeze for MPs
The government has used its powers to ignore the rules and pass a bill through all its stages at once to freeze MPs' pay. Audio
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MPs' wage freeze not about cost-saving - Ardern
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discusses MPs' pay freeze and police issues with Guyon Espiner. She says the MPs' salary freeze was not done as a cost-saving measure, but was the right thing to do. "It… Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 21 August 2018
Audio 21 Aug 2018Dozens of homes damaged in Taranaki tornado, Ohope cleans up after tornado, Broad political support for MPs' pay freeze, MPs' wage freeze not about cost-saving - Ardern Audio
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American Samoa cannery reveals major financial squeeze
Audio 4 Nov 2015American Samoa's main cannery and biggest employer puts a clamp on hiring new staff and plans to move some production offshore. Audio
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American Samoa's debate on rising wages
Audio 15 May 2015American Samoa continues to debate the impact if plans to raise the minimum wage go ahead. Audio
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Company argues American Samoa should set own wages
Audio 14 May 2015As a federally mandated wage hike in American Samoa looms, the owner of a tuna cannery in the territory is arguing that wages should be determined by locals. Audio
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Labour says police wage freeze will affect frontline services
Audio 7 Mar 2012There's been an angry response to a hint police officers may have to stomach a wage freeze this year. Audio
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Farmer worries about rural police station closures
Audio 7 Mar 2012There's been an angry response to a hint police officers will have to stomach a wage freeze this year. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 7 March 2012
Audio 7 Mar 2012CTU, Grey Power join forces to oppose asset sales, Bill English says no need to panic over deteriorating Govt books, Labour's David Parker disputes English's assessment, Port dispute set to hit… Audio
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Pressure on police to accept wage freeze
Audio 6 Mar 2012The Police Association says it is too early to say what sort of pay increase it will claim when it starts wage negotiations later this year. Audio
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Police Commissioner says lower pay claim the better
Audio 6 Mar 2012Police officers are being asked to accept a wage freeze so the Commissioner can balance his one point-four-billion dollar budget. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 6 March 2012
Audio 6 Mar 2012Inept search and rescue is blamed for five quake deaths in Christchurch. Police officers are asked to accept a wage freeze and Air traffic controllers stunned as a plane takes off. Audio
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Thousands across country protest over wage freeze
Audio 27 Nov 2009More than one thousand union workers marched up Auckland's Queen Street today in protest against what they say is a wage freeze on low paid public and community sector workers. Audio
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Wage freeze by Air NZ will save jobs
Audio 18 May 2009A wage freeze for some Air New Zealand staff is expected to save more than 100 jobs. Audio
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Wage Freeze
Audio 20 Feb 2009Accusations of a 'wage freeze' for thousands of public servants are being rejected by the Government. Audio
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Telecom wage freeze
Audio 13 Feb 2009The country's largest listed company Telecom has put a freeze on pay rises for its top executives to try to cut costs. Audio
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MP wage freeze
Audio 11 Feb 2009The Governor General has joined MPs in pleading with the Remuneration Authority not to award him a pay rise. Audio
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MP wage freeze
Audio 10 Feb 2009MPs have unanimously supported a call for a freeze on MPs' pay this afternoon, in the first session of Parliament for the year. Audio