Craig Renney

Delighted to be invited to hear @MaxRashbrooke deliver the first IDEA report into welfare and the role that active labour market programmes can play. With rising unemployment this is an urgent and necessary area of research. The full report is at: ideainstitute.nz/projects-the-p…

Standing with workers affected by the theft of pay equity, handing over a petition of more than 93,000 signatures. It’s been 53 years since the Equal Pay Act and this government is taking us backwards not forwards. Join your union and make this a one-term government.

The CTU is closing signatures at 8am tomorrow morning on our Pay Equity Petition. If you have signed - thank you. If you haven't - don't wait any longer and sign right now. 330,000 workers affected by the theft of pay equity have already waited too long. together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_eq…

We're almost ready to take our petition to Parliament. Let's get it to 100,000—tell your friends, tell your whānau, and spread the word. Join us as we fight back together for working women.

I had a great chat with Nathalie Jacques from NZNO about the problems facing Nurses and the health system in Aotearoa, busting some of the myths being thrown around. We also look at the current GDP forecasts from the Reserve Bank. Have a listen at: youtube.com/watch?v=KMw0yU…

It's not often that I am given to bouts of optimism, such is the curse of being an Economist. But a look back at New Zealand's history is giving me pause for thought. My latest substack on what 1931 can tell us about today is available at: craigrenney.substack.com/p/its-not-1931…

I have had a look at the FamilyBoost Changes - and who they really benefit. All the details at: craigrenney.substack.com/p/familyboost-…

There have been a slew of recent indicators telling us that there is real pain in the labour market right now. I have a look at what the latest data is telling us at: craigrenney.substack.com/p/the-labour-m…

...other action that [van Velden] also includes in the category of “partial strikes” includes things like teachers refusing to take extracurricular activities and sports, which is voluntary, wearing union T-shirts and “working to rule”. thepost.co.nz/business/36073…

Episode 11 of Locked out with Craig Renney is out - I had a great conversation with @_chloeswarbrick looking at the Green Party Fiscal Strategy which was released last week. Check it out now: youtube.com/watch?v=3I6T_6…