Photo: NZ HeraldMore than 500 job losses have been confirmed at the Auckland Council and its agencies as part of Mayor Wayne Brown’s cost-cutting budget. Auckland Council chief executive Jim Stabback has announced 160 jobs will be lost and about 200 fulltime equivalent jobs are going at the council’s economic development agency Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. Auckland Council chief executive Jim Stabback has announced the loss of 160 roles and signalled more change is coming. Tātaki has 1021 fulltime equivalent staff across its businesses, which include Auckland Zoo, Auckland Art Gallery, NZ Maritime Museum and Auckland stadiums. The job losses, including some existing vacancies, are in addition to the announcement that 150 jobs are going at Auckland Transport and 16 at the property arm Panuku Development Auckland.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 23, 2023 12:45 UTC