To us, that suggests a culture change towards bureaucratic growth, starting at the very top of the New Zealand Government. A battalion of 332 staff now serve the Government's 20 Cabinet members: Even the Beehive has become crowded with political advisors. In an email to us, he said he's comfortable with such rapid growth, pointing to "an increase in investment to implement government priorities", and challenges like COVID-19 and two Royal Commissions of Inquiry.īut that doesn't explain why staff growth has been so consistent *across* the public sector.įor example, Stats NZ grew its staff numbers by 41% in just two years. We asked the Public Service Commissioner for his thoughts.
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The Public Service Commission will update its figures in December, and based on recent reports from Radio NZ, we're expecting another big jump for 2021. It turns out growth in taxpayer-funded staff has boomed under this Government:Ĭlick here to view a large version of this image.Īnd that's based on figures from 2020. The Public Service Commission collects a wealth of statistics on the public sector, including the total headcount of public service employees. The ad was rejected by two separate billboard companies, so we were relieved to get it over the line with the NZ Herald. Thanks to everyone who chipped in to make it possible! Bureaucracy is booming In case you missed it, here's a photo of the ad we ran on page two of Wednesday's NZ Herald: Click here to view a larger picture of the ad. We're keeping the heat on the Government's gang funding Our research team have uncovered a new interview with a small Māori media outlet where Mr Tam couldn't be clearer.Īndrew Little now has some explaining to do. Was he misled by Mr Tam, or officials, or was he being economical with the truth? Either way Kiwis deserve a retraction, an apology, and a review of the funding. We can now confirm what many of you suspected: Hard2Reach director Harry Tam is in fact a patched lifetime member of the Mongrel Mob Notorious chapter. Remember how Andrew Little defended giving a $2.75 million contract to a Mongrel Mob-affiliated organisation by claiming its leader was just a "former" gang member? Revealed: Andrew Little's "former gang member" claim was wrong Click here to chip in to the campaign fund to stop SkyPath and keep the heat on the Beehive. With one last push, let's put the final nail in the coffin and force the Government to bin this wasteful project. Our petition against the bridge has been signed by an incredible 58,000 New Zealanders, and our online ads and billboards have been seen by millions of New Zealanders. This progress is the result of people power. Now, a new Newshub poll corroborates our findings, showing its even more unpopular! Eighty-one percent of New Zealanders are now opposed.Īnd it seems the Finance Minister is feeling the heat: he's now just describing SkyPath 2.0 as the "current" proposal, and is talking up the changes of building an alternative tunnel crossing. In June we commissioned a Curia poll which showed that 63 percent of New Zealanders oppose the cycle bridge. The proposed $685 million cycle bridge has perhaps been the Government’s worst political misfire. Dear Supporter, The Government's feeling the pressure on its cycle bridge
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