April 2016

Government jobs strategy needed

Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Following on from two large-scale redundancies announced in the past two weeks, new analysis out today from the Reserve Bank shows increased migration is contributing to the reason so many people are out of work.

TPP: Record numbers of submissions to inquiry

Press Release – AFTINET TPP: Record numbers of submissions to inquiry show opposition to more rights for global corporations The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Inquiry into the Trans-Pacific trade deal received a record number of 175 substantial submissions, …

Visiting Members of Congress

Press Release – US Embassy Wellington A U.S. congressional delegation, including two members of the United States House of Representatives, is visiting New Zealand this week. Representative Matt Salmon of Arizona is the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and …