Researchers are warning of a brain drain following a round of science job cuts, saying skilled staff will leave the country rather than wait for funding to return.
Science job cuts spark 'brain drain' warning from researchers
Researchers are warning of a brain drain following a round of science job cuts, saying skilled staff will leave the country rather than wait for funding to return.
The affected roles span institutes carrying out work in areas including environmental monitoring, agriculture and public health.
Scientists say the expertise being lost took years to build and cannot be reassembled quickly once people relocate overseas.
Officials have defended the changes as necessary to focus investment, while acknowledging the disruption to affected staff.
Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston has appointed Rahera Turner, Thora Huebner and Joanne Witko to the New Zealand Sign Language Board, adding new members as the board works through delivery of a 10-year NZSL strategy.
NZ Ambulance Association national secretary Mark Quin says Palmerston North Hospital's overloaded emergency department left ambulance patients waiting one to two hours to be handed into hospital care.
Dunedin families are facing the practical and emotional consequences of Wakari Hospital's Ward 10A closure, with some high-needs patients expected to be moved to facilities in the North Island.