On 9 September, 10,000 public servants are going on strike for fair pay and better service delivery. That includes members working at the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the Ministry for Ethnic Communities (MEC); the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE); and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).
Our public services are under attack, the Government wants to replace public servants with AI, and pay is falling further behind the cost of living.
The workforce is at breaking point – these public servants are taking action to make sure their work is valued.
How you can show support if you're not on strike
If you're not on strike, you can still attend a picket during your usual lunch break, provided you comply with your employment agreement while doing so, and return to work on time.
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Rallies and pickets
Striking members will be taking part in rallies and pickets. We're updating the table below with more rallies as they're confirmed.
| Region |
Location |
Time |
| Northland |
BBQ/sausage sizzle at Laurie Hall Park, Whangārei |
1pm-3.30pm |
| Auckland |
CBD – Te Komititanga Square (outside Waitematā Station, formerly Britomart) |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Auckland |
Henderson – Rotary Park, near the Corban Estate, Swanson Rd/Great North Rd/Lincoln Rd intersection |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Auckland |
Manukau – Manukau Plaza, cnr Osterley Way and Putney Way, Manukau City Centre |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Mt Maunganui |
Truck bay across from Links Avenue Reserve, near Bayfair & driving range |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Hamilton |
500 Victoria Street |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Ōpōtiki |
93 Church Street |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Rotorua |
1207 Pukuatua Street, Rotorua |
Leaving MSD's regional office at 1pm, walking down to Kuirau Park together, back at regional office by 3pm |
|
| Gisborne |
Southern Cross room at HB Williams Memorial Library |
MSD members are marching from 1pm to the Southern Cross room at HB Williams Memorial Library by 1.20pm. Meet DIA and MBIE there at 1.30pm. |
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| Hastings |
MSD (including Flaxmere office) – Hikoi – Start at office, head to the police station, then clock tower, meeting in the square, then back around up Nelson St and back to the office |
1pm-3pm |
| Napier |
MSD (Including Taradale office)– Hikoi to the Sound Shell, meeting then head back around to office. Offer sent out to DIA and MBIE members to join along the way. |
1pm-3pm |
| Palmerston North |
The Clocktower in The Square/Te Marae o Hine |
1.15pm-2.15pm |
| Wellington |
Wellington Cenotaph, 1 Bowen Street (Wet weather backup: St Paul's Cathedral) |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Porirua |
Corner of Lyttelton Ave and Titahi Bay Rd |
1.30pm-2.30pm |
| Lower Hutt |
2 Queens Drive, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010 |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Nelson |
Top of Trafalgar Street (outside the Museum) |
12.30: Free sausage lunch. 1pm: Rally |
| Christchurch |
Bridge of Remembrance |
1.30pm-2.30pm |
| Dunedin |
Exchange Square outside John Whitcliffe house/building for MSD, MBIE and DIA |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
