Lauren Crimp

1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Lauren Crimp

Explainer - Thousands of public jobs have been axed as part of the government's cost saving exercise. But as Lauren Crimp reports, it's not easy finding consensus on the right way to count the cuts. When the coalition government came to power in 2023, it set out to slash public spending, pledging to "move resources out of bureaucracy and into the front line". As a result, jobs across the public sector were on the chopping block.

1 week ago | business.scoop.co.nz | Lauren Crimp

Article – RNZThe government is better off using its resources to help people find work, rather than punishing those who can not, says the Salvation Army.Lauren Crimp, ReporterThe government is better off using its resources to help people find work, rather than punishing those who can not, says the Salvation Army. Two new ‘non-financial’ sanctions come into force on Monday for beneficiaries who do not meet their obligations.

1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Lauren Crimp

The government is better off using its resources to help people find work, rather than punishing those who can not, says the Salvation Army. Two new 'non-financial' sanctions come into force on Monday for beneficiaries who do not meet their obligations. Some people may have half their weekly benefit put on to a payment card for four weeks, that can only be spent on essential items at approved shops. They may also have to find volunteer work for at least five hours each week, again for four weeks.

1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Lauren Crimp

New Zealand universities must stand up for Harvard as the Trump administration attempts to stop it from enrolling international students, a local law professor says. The Trump administration last week barred the elite Massachusetts-based Ivy League university from taking on foreign students, although a judge has blocked the move until Harvard's case is heard in court.

1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Lauren Crimp

The government is better off using its resources to help people find work, rather than punishing those who can not, says the Salvation Army. Two new 'non-financial' sanctions come into force on Monday for beneficiaries who do not meet their obligations. Some people may have half their weekly benefit put on to a payment card for four weeks, that can only be spent on essential items at approved shops. They may also have to find volunteer work for at least five hours each week, again for four weeks.