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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1484/
- Published: 2026-05-19T18:30:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-19T18:30:52.000Z
- Description: There are currently just over 63,000 full-time public servants, which is a slight decrease under this coalition government from the high of approximately 65,000 in the 2024/25 year.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: NZ Politics, Face of the Day

> The government has announced plans to slash public service jobs by about 14 per cent over the next three years in a shake-up it says will deliver $2.4 billion of savings.  
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> The changes announced in a pre-budget speech delivered by Finance Minister Nicola Willis on Tuesday would result in about 8700 job losses by mid-2029.  
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> “Historically, core public service numbers have been equivalent to about one per cent of the population. After a period of largesse under the last government it now hovers around 1.2 per cent.  
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> “We will be tracking progress towards a numerical target of no more than 55,000 full-time equivalent public service employees by July 2029\. That’s 8700 fewer than were employed in December last year,” Willis said.  
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> There are currently just over 63,000 full-time public servants, which is a slight decrease under this coalition government from the high of approximately 65,000 in the 2024/25 year.  
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> RNZ

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