17 senior NZ DIA staff layoffs, average $152k salary; Taxpayers' Union wants more reductions.

New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) recently laid off 17 senior staff, each averaging $152,000 in salary. The Taxpayers' Union sees this as a positive move but highlights that the department has added 477 bureaucrats over the past five years, resulting in a total workforce of around 2,700. They argue that further reductions are necessary to effectively manage the agency's growing bureaucracy.

October 31, 2024
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