Get to the top spot, not just because you are Māori but because you have trained them well, you have nurtured them well.” That you can come in as an intern and that you can “We are looking at… this organisation and how it treats its talent… It’s to this room, and the people within this place to grow and nurture, show that they have a viable future within this organisation. “There is something within the organisation that will not, and has not been able to keep Māori talent and that is a question that I think deserves some deep reflection,” Allan said. The Spinoff has seen some of the speech in which Allan said there was something that needed to be looked at within RNZ. However attendees at this event later leaked to the media that Allan had been critical of RNZ, potentially breaching cabinet guidelines. Dunlop had been host of the network’s Midday Report show. This year’s budget also includes $328 million in upgrading defence force assets and infrastructure, which Little said would ensure New Zealand can “better work with our partners to meet our commitments here, in the Pacific and abroad”.ĭetails of a speech given by cabinet minister Kiri Allan at an RNZ leaving party have been revealed.Īllan, the justice minister, spoke at an event to farewell her partner Mani Dunlop from the broadcaster. The pay increase was “four times greater than any previous defence remuneration boost over the past decade”, Little added.

“High rates of staff turnover, as well as increasing calls on the NZDF such as responding to Cyclone Gabrielle, training Ukrainian troops in the UK, and surveillance and patrolling in our region means our forces are stretched,” he said.

The pay for many NZDF personnel, including new recruits, will increase between $4000 to $15,000 from July 1 as part of Budget 2023.ĭefence minister Andrew Little, who was joining Hipkins at this afternoon’s press conference, said it’ll help attract and retain staff. It’ll include a pay rise for many NZDF personnel of around $4,000 to $15,000 from July this year, bringing 90% of staff to market rate (or close to). The prime minister wasted no time after arriving back from the UK today, heading straight into a cabinet meeting and now a post-cabinet press conference.Īnd he’s just announced a pre-budget funding boost for the NZ Defence Force.

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