PUBLIC SERVICE
Tova O'Brien (Stuff): What the Finance Minister asked about the public service cuts
Susan Edmunds (Stuff): The public service cuts situation is not as simple as it seems
Rachel Thomas (The Post): The day of 1000 cuts: What the latest public sector shrinkage means (paywalled)
Azaria Howell (Herald): Cuts to Ministry of Education, Oranga Tamariki slammed by unions, Opposition; Govt promises to redirect savings
Jemima Huston: Ministry of Education to cut 565 roles, more than 400 to go at Oranga Tamariki
Jemima Huston (RNZ): Oranga Tamariki proposes to cut more than 400 jobs
1News: A thousand govt jobs cut in 'black day' for public service
Rachel Thomas and Anna Whyte (The Post): 1000 public sector job cuts announced in one day (paywalled)
RNZ: Ministry of Education plans to cut 565 roles
Anneke Smith (RNZ): Oranga Tamariki services for at-risk children will get better after job cuts, minister says
RNZ: Children's Commissioner fears monitoring work at Oranga Tamariki will go with job cuts
Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): Oranga Tamariki, Ministry of Education cuts: Unions, organisations furious as over 1000 jobs go in one day
GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT
Bridie Witton (The Post): There are about 4000 swipe cards for Parliament. House Speaker Gerry Brownlee thinks it’s a security issue (paywalled)
Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Why The Opportunities Party could still be a force to be reckoned with (paywalled)
Brent Edwards (NBR): Irony of the ‘Wellington knows best’ approach to governing (paywalled)
Roger Partridge (Herald): A crisis of ambition (paywalled)
Greg Hurrell (BusinessDesk): Government's social investment plan aims to reverse decades of failure (paywalled)
Jack McDonald (The Post): How political culture wars impact on people’s lives (paywalled)
No Right Turn: Ministers are not above the law
Lawfuel: Maori Law Society Call Out Shane Jones
Natalie Akoorie (RNZ): 'Grim picture of our prison system': Corrections' failings highlighted in just-released report
Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Harassment experienced by nearly 100 percent of New Zealand politicians - report
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