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BusinessNovember 9

Job losses worry Otago consumers

Otago and Southland households are among the gloomiest in the nation with job cuts and ongoing negativity about the delayed start of the reconstruction of Christchurch contributing to the regional pessimism.

DunedinSeptember 24

KiwiRail set to confirm Southern job cuts

Kiwirail management will meet staff in Dunedin today to deliver bad news about job cuts in its infrastructure and engineering division.

DunedinSeptember 12

No redundancies in building unit

No further job losses are expected from the first of several major reviews of Dunedin City Council department operations aimed at increasing efficiencies and cutting costs.

DunedinSeptember 11

Delta planning staff cuts

Dunedin has been dealt another blow with confirmation Delta plans to make up to 30 workers in the city redundant, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

South OtagoApril 27

Milburn plant to be closed

The jobs of 31 workers at the Milburn wood processing plant are likely to go, with City Forests announcing plans to mothball the facility later this year.

DunedinOctober 5

Port Otago looking to shed workers

Up to 12 jobs may be lost at Port Otago as the company looks to reduce its workforce to meet an expected drop in the container trade.

BusinessSeptember 23

Loss of 250 jobs 'shock' for workers

Alliance Group is proposing to close its Sockburn plant in Christchurch at the end of the 2012 processing season, affecting about 250 jobs.

DunedinAugust 29

Spotlight on 34 city Doc jobs

Up to 34 jobs could be affected at the Otago conservancy office in Dunedin if the Department of Conservation adopts a cost-cutting proposal, sources say.

DunedinJune 24

Cuts will affect Doc's Dunedin office

The Otago conservancy office in Dunedin will be affected by the Department of Conservation's plans to cut 100 jobs in the organisation, but it is not yet known to what extent.

DunedinDecember 3

University-owned company to shed more staff

More staff at a University of Otago-owned company will lose their jobs as the Government's capped tertiary funding environment continues to bite.

BusinessSeptember 23

Declining stock hits coolstore

Meat industry cool storage company Polarcold is considering mothballing one of its two Dunedin plants and laying off up to half its staff in the wake of plummeting stock numbers - a problem further compounded by this week's storm.

DunedinSeptember 22

Second 'art attack' on university

A group of Dunedin women artists has launched a second secret "art attack" at the University of Otago College of Education.

DunedinAugust 30

Business school might be about to lose 10 jobs

Almost 10 jobs are likely to be axed when two departments at the University of Otago's School of Business are merged, a draft merger proposal says.

DunedinAugust 27

DHB restructuring terminates six jobs

The Southern District Health Board is shedding six full-time jobs in its planning and funding, and finance divisions.

DunedinAugust 12

Reviews result in nine job losses

Nine University of Otago staff have lost their jobs after reviews in two service departments.

BusinessJuly 16

200 management jobs go as telco retrenches

Telecom has axed 200 management jobs from its workforce in the past three months and warns further cuts cannot be ruled out as it seeks to claw back costs.

DunedinMay 27

College job losses of concern

Principals share union concerns job losses at the University of Otago College of Education may lead to poorer-quality teacher trainee programmes and graduates less prepared for the classroom, the president of the Otago Primary Principals Association, Jenny Clark, says.

BusinessMay 11

700 jobs to go at Yahoo

Yahoo Inc. will lay off nearly 700 workers after getting off to a bumpy start under a tough-talking new boss who has promised to engineer a long-awaited turnaround at one of the Internet's best-known franchises.

BusinessApril 21

Curran critical of move offshore

The Government needed to take much more interest in companies axing jobs in New Zealand in favour of lower labour costs offshore, Labour Party communications spokeswoman Clare Curran says.

DunedinApril 16

Restructuring report unseen

Union officials have had no guarantees the University of Otago will release a confidential restructuring proposal report which could mean redundancies.

BusinessApril 15

Telecom to target 200 job losses

Telecom has revised its forecast earnings in coming years, compounding months of difficulties with both regulation and operation, and also announced a targeted reduction of 200 management jobs this year.

DunedinMarch 18

Prospect of job losses hard for staff to take

Some staff at the University of Otago College of Education are feeling "shell-shocked" by a review of college operations which aims to cut costs by $1.3 million and is likely to mean job losses.

BusinessMarch 17

Cable-maker may lay off more workers

Christchurch manufacturer General Cable is declining to confirm union reports it is to cut about 100 jobs as it sets out on an 18-month transformation process.

DunedinDecember 13

Receivers lay off up to 45 Algie staff; doors close

Up to 45 staff were made redundant yesterday at clothing manufacturer Algie Agencies in Dunedin after a potential buyer pulled out.

North OtagoDecember 13

67 face redundancy at Oamaru tax refunds call centre

An internet-based tax refunds company is proposing to make 67 people redundant at its call centre in Oamaru.