Labour market statistics provide a picture of the New Zealand labour market, including unemployment and employment rates, demand for labour, and changes in wages and salaries. Key facts: In the ...

according to the latest data from Stats NZ. The Household Labour Force Survey revealed a 4.8% unemployment rate in the September 2024 quarter. That’s up slightly from 4.6% in the previous quarter.

Forecasters say almost all of New Zealand is expected to experience rain on Saturday as holidaymakers flock north and south for the Labour Day long weekend. Forecaster MetService said “most ...

The labour weekend road toll remains at zero with less than 24 hours to go. The country still has a shortage of doctors. Far right US commentator Candace Owens hopes to tour NZ. State Highway 1 ...

On those results, National would hold 48 seats and would require Act’s 11 seats and NZ First’s eight to form a Government. Labour would occupy 39 seats, the Greens 11 and Te Pāti Māori six ...

Labour is calling on Deputy Prime Minister and NZ First leader Winston Peters to apologise for naming a public servantin a statement found to be contrary to Parliament’s rules. Speaker of the ...

NZ Labour Party: Labour, Greens And Te Pāti Māori Call On The Prime Minister To Block The Treaty Principles Bill The three opposition parties are listening to the clear and unified voice of Te ...

Daniel Gerrard, Chief Executive of Water Safety New Zealand, highlights the urgency of the message: “This Labour Weekend, we want everyone to enjoy the water while being aware of the potential ...

The Government has refreshed how it will approach public-private partnerships, as it looks to use them more to build infrastructure. The Labour Party has also signed up to the new framework, although ...

There were no fatal crashes over the Labour weekend. The lowest recorded death toll for the public holiday was in 2013 when one person died. The holiday period began at 4pm on Friday and ends on ...

1 Tree of Nourishment (Kāwai 2) by Monty Soutar (David Bateman, $39.99) A free copy of the new novel that has held the Number 1 position this past fortnight is up for grabs in our Labour Weekend ...

Prominent leftwing commentator Matt Yglesias posted a nine point vision for how the Democrats can return to “common sense”. They resonate with many and are below. Today, @mattyglesias outlined his ...