In Case You Haven’t Noticed, 2018 Arrived…
The new year arrived with a hiss and a bang; and by that I actually mean high winds, and a tonne of water and rain. Not that I'm complaining that it isn't bleedingly hot, but it certainly isn't the stunning Summer many of us had hoped for. So with that, here I am in the YWRC office for another interesting year of young workers, their […]
15 Really Great Things That Happened in 2017
by Mel Martin In thinking of the content for this year’s final blog post from me and the YWRC, I perused our blog and found the same post from this time last year… It made me happy to see what had made us happy in 2016, and to look back on some of the progress we’ve made over the past 12 months; as a species, […]
YWRC Summer Hours
Hey young workers, friends, and anyone who might be trying to get hold of us over the Summer period. Below are our Summer hours, and ways you can get in touch with us if you need to. Friday, December 23 - Office closes for 2017. Wednesday, January 3 - Office open. Tuesday, January 4 - Office open. Friday, January 5 - Office closes for two […]
MMP: Through the Eyes of a Young Person in 2017.
The votes are in. The votes are in and there are some people with some definite opinions on the matter. NZ First gave its support to the New Zealand Labour Party, and so crowned was a coalition government with Jacinda Ardern at the helm. In the wake of change has come a storm of outrage via the social media, namely Facebook. Many people are stoked […]
Will Work for Living Wage
Okay... So, will work for any wage, because basically that's the climate we live in. A job's a job, and any wage is better than no wage, right? And that mentality is what's wrong with the majority of under-waged employment situations in New Zealand. According to a Stuff.co.nz article we caught, leading budget adviser Darryl Evans has said New Zealand should scrap the minimum wage […]