Tag: employment
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Budget 2026 Welfare Package Focuses on Work Incentives and Support
Budget 2026's welfare package targets work incentives and support for vulnerable New Zealanders. Investments include $45M for food, $93.3M for sole parent employment, and $22.4M for emergency housing prevention, aiming for independence and fiscal savings.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsEconomyEmployment and LaborSocial Issues Budget 2026WelfareEmploymentSocial DevelopmentEmergency HousingSole ParentsNew Zealand Government
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New Zealand Reports Job Growth Across All Industries in April 2026
New Zealand's labor market expanded in April 2026, with a 0.2 percent increase in filled jobs across all industries. Statistics New Zealand reported 4,333 new positions, bringing the total to 2.35 million, driven by growth in primary, goods-producing, and service…
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsEconomyEmployment and Labor EmploymentLabour MarketJobsStatistics New ZealandApril 2026Industries
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Wairoa Youth to Benefit from $200,000 Education and Employment Funding
Wairoa youth aged 12-18 will gain education and employment support through a new $200,000 joint government and community funding initiative, confirmed by Youth Minister James Meager.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsEducationEmployment and LaborSocial Issues WairoaYouth DevelopmentEmploymentNew Zealand GovernmentFundingCommunity Programs
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Tech New Zealand Seeks Marketing Lead to Shape Nation's Tech Future
Tech New Zealand is hiring a Group Brand and Marketing Lead to drive its national and global tech narrative, overseeing brand strategy and campaigns for a diverse portfolio of tech communities.
BusinessScience & TechnologyEconomyComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceEducationEmployment and Labor Tech New ZealandAotearoatechnologymarketingbrandemployment
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New Zealand Unemployment Reaches 5.3 Percent as Business Liquidations Hit 15-Year High
New Zealand's unemployment rate has climbed to 5.3 percent, with major cities and minority communities hit hardest. Labour spokesperson Barbara Edmonds criticizes the National government's economic management as business liquidations reach a 15-year high amid flatlining wage growth.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsEconomyEmployment and LaborAustralasiaSocial Issues EmploymentPoliticsBarbara EdmondsLabour PartyNational Party
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New Zealand Employment Sees Modest Rise in March 2026
New Zealand's filled jobs increased by 0.3% in March 2026, reaching 2.35 million. Primary and service industries showed the most growth, indicating early signs of labour market shifts.
BusinessEconomy EmploymentLabour MarketJobsMarch 2026StatisticsStatistics New Zealand
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NZ Labour Force Growth to Slow, Ageing Workforce Projected
National labour force projections indicate New Zealand's labour force will grow slower in the long term and the workforce will age, with increased participation among those aged 50+.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentAustralasiaEconomyEmployment and LaborGovernment labour forceprojectionsageing workforceemploymentHousehold Labour Force SurveyGovernment StatisticianStatistics New Zealand
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New Zealanders Work Longer, Says Stats NZ
Stats NZ reports New Zealanders are joining the workforce earlier and working later in life, with increased teenage and over-65 participation, according to the 2023 Census.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEmployment and LaborEconomyEducation Stats NZworkforceemploymentcensusDr Rosemary GoodyearDemographicsStatistics New Zealand
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Stats NZ to Release Key Economic and Population Data
Stats NZ to release key data on building, employment, finance, census, migration and travel in the coming week.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentWorldEconomyEmployment and LaborTradeTransportationEducationAustralasia Stats NZEconomic DataPopulation StatisticsBuilding WorkEmploymentMigrationStatistics New Zealand
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Green Party Slams Budget for Failing to Address Poverty
The Green Party criticizes the Government's Budget, asserting it will exacerbate poverty, particularly among vulnerable teenagers, and fails to meet Child Poverty Reduction targets. They propose alternative measures.
Politics and GovernmentSocial IssuesGeneral PoliticsState GovernmentsEmployment and LaborPovertyEconomy Green PartyRicardo Menéndez MarchSocial DevelopmentEmploymentChild PovertyGovernment BudgetAotearoa
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports on heckler's employer, hospital staff limits
RNZ reports on criticism of an employer who apologized after a man heckled Winston Peters, and on Southland Hospital staff limited to five minutes of daily conversation.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessSportEmployment and LaborFinancial MarketsMedical ScienceLegal Winston PetershecklingemploymentSouthland HospitalstaffMangerefull-contact collisionsRNZ News