Health and safety campaigner Sonya Rockhouse has come out in support of the joint open letter from the NZCTU, Business NZ and others. A new Xero Small Business Insights report shows that small businesses are cutting staff and keeping wages low, while the Salvation Army’s State of the Pacific Peoples report highlights a decline in unemployment and crime rates within Pacific communities but also shows ongoing challenges in child poverty, education, and family violence. Nicola Willis cannot name any businesses that support the Government’s work-from-home directive, despite saying data is critical to understanding the subject. Louise Upston is using the latest benefit forecasts to claim the Government’s tougher sanctions are needed.
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