Public Service Cuts in NZ Already Costing the Government $6 Million

Over 2,000 people have lost their jobs in New Zealand’s public sector, and the cuts are set to continue.

New Zealand flags fly in front of The Beehive during the Commission Opening of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Oct. 20, 2014. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

It has cost the New Zealand government $6 million in redundancy payouts to slim down the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

The cuts are part of an across-the-board reduction in numbers ordered by the tri-coalition government of the National Party, NZ First, and ACT, and is a particular focus of ACT leader David Seymour.