Job losses worry Otago consumers
Otago and Southland households are among the gloomiest in the nation with job cuts and ongoing negativity about the delayed start of the reconstruction of Christchurch contributing to the regional pessimism.
Job losses
KiwiRail set to confirm Southern job cuts
KiwiRail set to confirm Southern job cuts
Kiwirail management will meet staff in Dunedin today to deliver bad news about job cuts in its infrastructure and engineering division.
No redundancies in building unit
No redundancies in building unit
No further job losses are expected from the first of several major reviews of Dunedin City Council department operations aimed at increasing efficiencies and cutting costs.
Delta planning staff cuts
Delta planning staff cuts
Dunedin has been dealt another blow with confirmation Delta plans to make up to 30 workers in the city redundant, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.
Milburn plant to be closed
Milburn plant to be closed
The jobs of 31 workers at the Milburn wood processing plant are likely to go, with City Forests announcing plans to mothball the facility later this year.
Port Otago looking to shed workers
Port Otago looking to shed workers
Up to 12 jobs may be lost at Port Otago as the company looks to reduce its workforce to meet an expected drop in the container trade.
Loss of 250 jobs 'shock' for workers
Loss of 250 jobs 'shock' for workers
Alliance Group is proposing to close its Sockburn plant in Christchurch at the end of the 2012 processing season, affecting about 250 jobs.
Spotlight on 34 city Doc jobs
Spotlight on 34 city Doc jobs
Up to 34 jobs could be affected at the Otago conservancy office in Dunedin if the Department of Conservation adopts a cost-cutting proposal, sources say.
Cuts will affect Doc's Dunedin office
Cuts will affect Doc's Dunedin office
The Otago conservancy office in Dunedin will be affected by the Department of Conservation's plans to cut 100 jobs in the organisation, but it is not yet known to what extent.
University-owned company to shed more staff
University-owned company to shed more staff
More staff at a University of Otago-owned company will lose their jobs as the Government's capped tertiary funding environment continues to bite.
Declining stock hits coolstore
Declining stock hits coolstore
Meat industry cool storage company Polarcold is considering mothballing one of its two Dunedin plants and laying off up to half its staff in the wake of plummeting stock numbers - a problem further compounded by this week's storm.
Second 'art attack' on university
Second 'art attack' on university
A group of Dunedin women artists has launched a second secret "art attack" at the University of Otago College of Education.
Business school might be about to lose 10 jobs
Business school might be about to lose 10 jobs
Almost 10 jobs are likely to be axed when two departments at the University of Otago's School of Business are merged, a draft merger proposal says.
DHB restructuring terminates six jobs
DHB restructuring terminates six jobs
The Southern District Health Board is shedding six full-time jobs in its planning and funding, and finance divisions.
Reviews result in nine job losses
Reviews result in nine job losses
Nine University of Otago staff have lost their jobs after reviews in two service departments.
200 management jobs go as telco retrenches
200 management jobs go as telco retrenches
Telecom has axed 200 management jobs from its workforce in the past three months and warns further cuts cannot be ruled out as it seeks to claw back costs.
College job losses of concern
College job losses of concern
Principals share union concerns job losses at the University of Otago College of Education may lead to poorer-quality teacher trainee programmes and graduates less prepared for the classroom, the president of the Otago Primary Principals Association, Jenny Clark, says.
700 jobs to go at Yahoo
700 jobs to go at Yahoo
Yahoo Inc. will lay off nearly 700 workers after getting off to a bumpy start under a tough-talking new boss who has promised to engineer a long-awaited turnaround at one of the Internet's best-known franchises.
Curran critical of move offshore
Curran critical of move offshore
The Government needed to take much more interest in companies axing jobs in New Zealand in favour of lower labour costs offshore, Labour Party communications spokeswoman Clare Curran says.
Restructuring report unseen
Restructuring report unseen
Union officials have had no guarantees the University of Otago will release a confidential restructuring proposal report which could mean redundancies.