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Caption:Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke Van Velden.Photo credit:RNZ / Samuel RillstonePSA national secretary Fleur Fitzsimons.RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
Workplace Relations minister Brooke van Velden.
Office workers at work at their desks
Health NZ has embarked on a series of job cuts.
Sir Brian Roche
Auckland apology
Caucus & Bridge
Qiulae Wong is the new leader of a refreshed Opportunity party, formerly The Opportunities Party led by Gareth Morgan.
Education and Workforce Committee Chair Katie Nimon (Napier/National) speaks during Tuesday’s urgent debate into allegations of senior Immigration officials withholding information from the Minister and from the Education and Workforce Committee.
Post Primary Teachers Association acting president Chris Abercrombie.
People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. The latest bout of exceptionally high temperatures to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disrupted, schools shut and office workers told to work from home, as the authorities issued health alerts to protect the elderly and vulnerable. In France, the epicentre of the weather anomaly, 54 of the country’s 96 mainland departments were on the highest heat alert, with temperatures forecast to climb up to 43C in the southwestern city of Bordeaux and 39C in the capital Paris, said national weather service Meteo-France. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
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