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New Zealand unemployment rate rises: But, it is not all bad news
May 3, 2012 7:46
The New Zealand unemployment rate jumped to 6.7% in Q1 2012, up from a revised higher 6.4% in Q4 2011. The rise went against...
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Bank profits back over $3 billion while economy stagnates
Media Release: FIRST Union Tuesday April 24, 2012 Combined bank after-tax profits soared to $3.3 billion last year,...
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Loan sharks will still bite without interest rate caps
Media release: FIRST Union Monday 2 April, 2012 Loan sharks will still bite without interest rate caps FIRST Union, the union...
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Union campaigns for decent wages
Media Release: FIRST Union Sunday 1 April, 2012 Union campaigns for decent wages A union representing many low paid workers,...
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New Zealand’s GDP Lacklustre Rugby Up, Manufacturing Down
22 March, 2012 For immediate release Paul Bloxham, HSBC Chief Economist (Australia and New Zealand) GDP surprised on the...
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Economics super-ministry may swallow TEC
Prime Minister John Key is likely to announce today a new ‘super’ ministry made up of a merger of the...
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PBRF becomes corporate welfare programme
The government’s approach to performance based research funding is a quarter of a billion dollar corporate welfare...
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Key’s public sector revolution will fail if workforce disarmed in process
PSA MEDIA RELEASE 15 March 2012 For Immediate Use The Government’s plans to re-shape the state sector will fall...
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International unions on red alert over attacks on workers in New Zealand
Council of Global Unions joint statement, 14/3/12 International unions on red alert over attacks on workers in New Zealand The...
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PSA: Spin on local government wages nothing but smokescreen for reforms
“Claims that the local government wage bill is contributing to soaring debt is incorrect and nothing more than a smokescreen...