Source: PSA
Tomorrow at 8.30am, workers will rally outside Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage to protest a proposal to cut 16% of its workforce.
The proposed cuts would decimate teams who maintain Te Ara Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, and produce education programmes and resources about the dawn raids, the 28th Māori Battalion, New Zealand’s participation in the Vietnam War, and more.
“This rally is to protect our history and the people that help preserve it,” said PSA organizer Michael Woodcock. “Our understanding of our past, present, and future is being put at risk by the Government’s funding cuts.”
What: Rally to save our history and stop cuts at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Where: Outside the Old Public Trust Building, 131-135 Lambton Quay, Wellington Central
When: 8.30am tomorrow (Tuesday 17 June)
Read our full release on the proposed cuts: Govt cuts will undermine access to New Zealand’s history
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is Aotearoa New Zealand's largest trade union, representing and supporting more than 95,000 workers across central government, state-owned enterprises, local councils, health boards and community groups.