Episode

Public sector cuts ignite election fight

Podcast: The Detail
Published: May 20, 2026
Duration seconds: 1333
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Summary

The Government's announcement of massive public sector cuts has ramped up the election year battle - even between Coalition mates With less than a week until the Budget announcement, public service cuts of nearly 9000 jobs kicked off a political firestorm Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details