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.
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 – outside Waitākere Central, cnr Smythe Rd and Henderson Valley Rd |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Auckland |
Manukau – Manukau Plaza, cnr Osterley Way and Putney Way, Manukau City Centre |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Auckland |
Māngere – MSD, 93 Mascot Avenue, Māngere |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Hamilton |
500 Victoria Street |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Rotorua |
1207 Pukuatua Street, Rotorua |
TBC |
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| Palmerston North |
The Clocktower in The Square/Te Marae o Hine |
1.15pm-2.15pm |
| Wellington |
Wellington Cenotaph, 1 Bowen Street |
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 |
| Christchurch |
Bridge of Remembrance |
TBC |
| Dunedin |
Exchange Square outside John Whitcliffe house/building for MSD, MBIE and DIA |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
| Invercargill |
Cenotaph, corner of Gala and Dee street (across the road from MSD) |
1.30pm-2.15pm |
