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April 16, 2025
<p>The education sector's hopeful further investment into school classrooms is on the way. </p> <p>New data shows 368 state schools had more students enrolled than their official classroom capacity last year – almost 1500 are at capacity. </p> <p>Education Minister Erica Stanford announced $100 million for school property, with new schools and classrooms in Auckland. </p> <p>PPTA President Chris Abercrombie told Ryan Bridge it's got to be supercharged, so more schools can get re-locatable classrooms when they need them. </p> <p>He says schools are trying to find interesting solutions to the problem – he's heard of one using a Masonic Lodge over the road to help. </p> <p><strong>LISTEN ABOVE </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
April 16, 2025
<p>Our economy could take a knock, with volatility in the global trade environment. </p> <p>Infometrics has revised its GDP forecast for next year from 2.6% to 1.0% per annum, in anticipation of reduced exports stemming from Donald Trump's tariff policy. </p> <p>The annual inflation rate is expected to have risen from 2.2% to about 2.4%. </p> <p>ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley told Ryan Bridge they’re not too worried about a slight increase in inflation, as the domestic part of inflation should fall substantially this quarter. </p> <p><strong>LISTEN ABOVE </strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
April 16, 2025
<p>Have you been keeping up with this senior doctor's strike? There's a couple of things that don't add up. </p> <p>Yesterday we spoke about the average salary for these unionised senior doctors. </p> <p>Simeon Brown says it's a total package worth $343,500. </p> <p>The union hit back - they said the number was made up. </p> <p>Which it's not. It's the total package including superannuation and overtime penalties, etc. </p> <p>Now, for most Kiwis, when you apply for a job, that's the number you'd work off. When somebody asks how much do you get paid in a year, do you just say your base salary? </p> <p>No, you'd say your total package amount.</p> <p>Second bit is around the actual staffing, cause this does not make sense. </p> <p>We hear from doctors that they're so short-staffed - not enough specialists, not enough doctors, etc.</p> <p>So short staffed that they're on their knees and the system's broken. </p> <p>But Ministry of Health says there are more senior doctors now than when National came into office. </p> <p>And what's more, their churn or turnover has come down too. </p> <p>So are the doctors saying the situation is now worse than when National came in and if so, how when there are apparently more doctors?</p> <p>So either the Ministry's lying or the system is bad and maybe broken but still better than it was 15 months ago. which is it? </p> <p>Then there's the pay. </p> <p>Put your hands up if you've scored a 12% pay rise lately? </p> <p>No, I didn't think so. Not that I can see your hands. Dairy farmers you'll all have your hands up in the milking shed this morning I hope with your record payout. </p> <p>But what about your average worker? No. So doctors want 12%. The Ministry says 1-2%. </p> <p>Again, this doesn't make sense. If you're worried about safe staffing levels <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW29689148 BCX8">—</span>and this is not really about pay<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW29689148 BCX8">—</span> the chances of Health NZ hiring more doctors when the wage bill's 12% higher seems less likely. </p> <p>Is this counterproductive? </p> <p>Like I said yesterday, you want the men and women who cut you open for surgery to be well paid and rested, because well, they're cutting you open for surgery. </p> <p>But they need to articulate just how sick the patient is before we dial up the medicine. </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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