Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader defends the public servants who are getting their jobs cut

Published: April 17, 2024, 8:21 p.m.

Chris Hipkins is defending public servants in the firing line.\xa0

Just yesterday, more than a-thousand job cutting proposals were announced at the Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki combined.\xa0

The Government's suggesting some of the cost savings could be re-invested into frontline services.\xa0

Labour leader Chris Hipkins told Mike Hosking that he doesn't agree the public service had been 'bloating' under his leadership.\xa0

He said the people losing their jobs are delivering valuable services like the food in schools programme or curriculum work.\xa0

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