It seems a tad ludicrous that despite years Air New Zealand being unable to staff it’s phone system it still requires customers to call to change. Boosting online capacity seems an obvious solution that would allow customers to make own changes —> less burden on the call centre

On 2023 Census | Aotearoa New Zealand NZ | 7 March 23 NZ, one of the racial categories is "NZ European." No other racial groups get the NZ qualifier, because apparently you have to be white to be a NZer in this country. This is problematic and othering. Words in Stuff: stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/1…

A group of #census2023 workers are planning to take legal action over how they they were employed, as they feel the recruitment process was misleading.

This is the cutest...

Preparation is not key apparently ... back to the phones it is

No-one in the story denies there’s a nursing shortage: point raised is the numbers used aren’t reflective of the shortage. Seems unwise to use such numbers to conflate a well established issue and undermine policy that was otherwise welcomed by many.

And w/ that it’s a wrap on Budget Day 2023. The Gov believes it’s got the fiscal ⚖️right w/ focus on alleviating cost of living pressures by ⬇️transport, education & health costs. All eyes now on the Reserve Bank to see what it does with the OCR next week 1News #budget2023

Exclusive: Number of Census workers alleging employment breaches doubles 1news.co.nz/2023/05/19/exc… When I wrote of a group of census workers for 1News in March my inbox kept pinging w/ similar stories. Some joined legal battle over what they’ve described as a shambolic process

Visiting family in the #Philippines for the 1st time since #Covid appeared. Existing #inequalities more apparent now. Covid tests here cost 300 PHP - equivalent to the same, if not more, than many people’s daily wage and antivirals seem to not be freely available to those at risk

While I’m sad for the Football Ferns … I can’t help be happy for the Pilipinas team - this is a fairytale moment for my other nation’s team. First World Cup… and first win 🇵🇭🇵🇭

Waiting for the OCR like it’s Taylor Swift tickets Corazon Miller

A solution to this must be found.

For A Sexton’s 1000th episode, they dive deeper into my 1News investigation into how two years on from Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, Afghan children in New Zealand are no closer to being reunited with them here

A Filipino dairy farmer who has lived in New Zealand for 10 years, paying taxes, alongside private healthcare, has had his bid to stay in the country rejected. 1news.co.nz/2024/01/02/wai…

This week Celebrity Update asked Health NZ why some job ads wrote applications from foreign nurses who’d just finished their competency assessment wouldn’t be accepted. It said it was a mistake and took the ads down. But recruiters say despite a nursing shortage, the nurses can’t find jobs

Speechless… big loss of an amazing pool of senior, experienced talent. If this goes, I struggle to see us coming back from here. It’s a loss to journalism today, for the future, and for those minority voices and complex stories that are often overlooked in the daily grind.

The last few weeks as a journalist has been so disheartening. As someone who loves what I do it’s hard to watch. But the news today that @fairgonz and @sundaytvnz will end is particularly devastating. Last year I did a story for Sunday about raising a child with a disability.

We may not have much time... so seriously, if something dodgy is happening, if you have sat on something important for years then let's go e te whānau, bring it on, coz that is literally the point of journalism and we all love doing it.... Sunday

Hi quick media literacy on breaking news — maybe it’s helpful rn. If you see a variances in coverage, there are many reasons for that. 1) outlets have dif. standards for how to address speculation on crime scenes (ie what to say ocurred before law enforcement confirm) 🧵