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Retired Lieutenant: NZDF staff are 'overworked' and 'poorly paid'

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Thu, 20 Mar 2025, 4:37pm
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Retired Lieutenant: NZDF staff are 'overworked' and 'poorly paid'

Author
Newstalk ZB ,
Publish Date
Thu, 20 Mar 2025, 4:37pm

Almost 400 civilian New Zealand Defence Force jobs are set to go as part of a major restructure.

NZDF staff were informed of the cuts today.

This comes after 145 civilian workers took redundancy last year. 

Retired Lieutenant Hayden Ricketts says workload will increase for remaining staff, and the growing need for a strong defence force. 

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