Budget 2024 cut $52 million out of core funding for Waste Minimisation work currently underway at the Ministry for the Environment and diverted $178 million in targeted waste levy funds to non-waste and core operational activities.
More than 300 jobs could go at Ministry for the Environment odt.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from odt.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Vital work combatting climate change, cleaning up rivers and safeguarding our biodiversity will be jeopardised as the Ministry for the Environment looks set to nearly halve its workforce.
Public service cuts: 303 jobs to go at Ministry for the Environment nzherald.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzherald.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.