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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Politics articles  Politics
    As government cuts bite, public service unions can use ‘soft power’ as well as strikes to win support
    New Zealand Parliament
    New Zealand Parliament
     3 June 2025
    For the public service, strikes are generally a last resort. But there are other sources of union power – in particular, deep connections to the voting public.
    >> Read Article 

    Fears changes to WorkSafe's approach - put workers at risk
    3 Jun: Fears changes to WorkSafe's approach - put workers at risk... more
    NZ's managed to avoid being dictated to by US - which has told our neighbour and Five Eyes ally to lift defence spending to to 3.5 percent of GDP
    3 Jun: New Zealand's managed to avoid being dictated to by the US - which has told our neighbour and Five Eyes ally to lift defence spending to to 3.5 percent of GDP... more
    UK unveils radical defence overhaul as Starmer eyes Russian threat
    3 Jun: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells the UK the "moment has arrived to transform how we defend ourselves" but has not given a date when UK defence spending will rise to 3 per cent of GDP.... more
    David Seymour won't be letting his new role stop him from speaking out
    2 Jun: David Seymour won't be letting his new role stop him from speaking out... more
    Doubts a boost in learning support funding will be enough for neurodivergent children
    2 Jun: Doubts a boost in learning support funding will be enough for neurodivergent children... more
    Jacinda Ardern on having imposter syndrome and why 'confidence gaps' can be good for leaders
    1 Jun: Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern says we need to radically re-think our ideas about what makes a successful political leader.... more
    Research has revealed insurance is a growing financial burden for New Zealanders
    1 Jun: Research has revealed insurance is a growing financial burden for New Zealanders... more
    There's been a big drop in women's representation, in the Government's new science leadership roles
    1 Jun: There's been a big drop in women's representation, in the Government's new science leadership roles... more
    The Police Minister is hailing the gang patch ban as successful - six months on
    1 Jun: The Police Minister is hailing the gang patch ban as successful - six months on... more

     Most Popular Recent Politics News
     10 Jun: The Otago Regional Council's admitting further privacy breaches, during an investigation into it sharing the email addresses of hundreds of people ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     11 Jun: More questions than answers on where a number of 15-year-olds are heading after being allowed to drop out of school +++++++++++++++++++++++++
     02 Jun: Doubts a boost in learning support funding will be enough for neurodivergent children +++++++++++++++++++
     15 Jun: Students Against Dangerous Driving is celebrating 40 years of fighting for the safety of young drivers on New Zealand roads ++++++++++++++++++
     06 Jun: Auckland Mayoral hopefuls team say if they win another term, they will continue their mission to 'Fix Auckland' ++++++++++++++++
     19 Jun: Belief the reputation of our universities is in a good place +++++++++++++++
     12 Jun: Young Aucklanders are making moves to the South Island +++++++++++++++

     Politics NewsLinks
      30 Jun: Politics and rugby league have been thrown into a blender (Sydney Morning Herald)
      30 Jun: Music and politics at glastonbury (BBCWorld)
      27 Jun: Nz first mp tanya unkovich stands down from politics ()
      26 Jun: Parliament unites in grief as tributes flow for takutai tarsh kemp (RadioNZ)
      22 Jun: The house: tactics from the 'scrutiny week' bear pit (RadioNZ)
      22 Jun: Media in the middle of political skirmishes over sickness and health (RadioNZ)
      18 Jun: Starmer defends u-turn on grooming gangs inquiry (BBCWorld)
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    Business:
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    Netball:
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    National:
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    Business:
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    General:
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    Business:
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    Law and Order:
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