Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson both rejected that the moves to restrain public sector wages was a "freeze". Photo / Mark MitchellPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson both rejected that the moves to restrain public sector wages was a "freeze". Photo / Mark MitchellJason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand HeraldPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Deputy, Grant Robertson, were both forced on the defensive this morning over their public sector wage freeze decision. They both rejected that the moves to restrain public sector wages was a "freeze", as there is still some room for movement in pay scales. Like Robertson, she said the focus was on those in the public sector earning the least.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 10, 2021 03:30 UTC