Martyn Bradbury

1 week ago | thedailyblog.co.nz | Martyn Bradbury

The Post-Freshwater Strategy Poll: Labour pulls ahead of NationalLabour has pulled ahead of National in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, as nearly half of New Zealanders say the country is heading in the wrong direction and cost-of-living concerns continue to dominate public sentiment. The Labour Party has gained seven points since the 2023 election to reach 34%, overtaking National on 32%, down six points. The Greens are on 11%, with ACT and NZ First each polling at 8%.

1 week ago | thedailyblog.co.nz | Martyn Bradbury

Contracts leaked as minister intervenes in Health NZ’s spat with mental health providersMental Health Minister Matt Doocey has told Te Whatu Ora to work better with its community health services. Contracts for many mental health providers set to expire within weeks, but they’re now being asked to agree to new terms. Labour calls those new contracts “draconian”, given the power it could give to Te Whatu Ora. Unbelievable – is Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey in charge of his organisation?

1 week ago | thedailyblog.co.nz | Martyn Bradbury

Workers’ rights in for a shake-up in employment relations bill set to be introducedThe Government is set to introduce a bill that would, among other things, prevent high-income earners from claiming unjustified dismissaland reduce personal grievance payouts when an employee is at fault. The Employment Relations Amendment Bill, due to be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday by Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden, gives effect to a number of ACT–National coalition agreement commitments.

1 week ago | buff.ly | Martyn Bradbury

Workers’ rights in for a shake-up in employment relations bill set to be introducedThe Government is set to introduce a bill that would, among other things, prevent high-income earners from claiming unjustified dismissaland reduce personal grievance payouts when an employee is at fault. The Employment Relations Amendment Bill, due to be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday by Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden, gives effect to a number of ACT–National coalition agreement commitments.

1 week ago | thedailyblog.co.nz | Martyn Bradbury

I don’t think we appreciate that for parts of the economy, we have serious and rising pain…‘Economy hits a brick wall’ as services sector continues to decline – economistThe services sector continues to decline with all indicators consistent with an economy in recession. BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) for May was down 4.1 points to 44, which was well below the long-term average of 53. Anything below 50 points indicated contraction.