NZ Public Service Job Growth: The Real Numbers Behind Government Job Cuts

from Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief · host rova

National promised us a leaner state with 8,200 public service job cuts, but the latest numbers show the bureaucracy is actually blowing out. In just three months, nearly 1,000 new full-time positions were added to the core public service. We look at how this hiring spree breaks government promises, impacts the budget surplus, and why the numbers just do not match the political spin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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