Year: 2022

Ports of Auckland Dispute: Ten Years On

This pub­li­ca­tion com­mem­o­rates ten years since the 2012 Ports of Auck­land Dis­pute. It pro­vides the his­to­ry of the dis­pute in pic­tures and words, and was pub­lished for the spe­cial ten year anniver­sary events held by the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand in Auck­land in Octo­ber 2022.

Major changes coming to New Zealand waterfront employment

The New Zealand water­front indus­try is on the brink of a new era, thanks to years of orga­niz­ing work and the ded­i­ca­tion of one water­front work­er in par­tic­u­lar.

KiwiRail fined $240,500 for “needless accident” on Kaitaki

The dan­gers of load­ing heavy vehi­cles onto ves­sels are under the spot­light fol­low­ing the pros­e­cu­tion of KiwiRail and a tow­ing con­trac­tor.

Waihi 2022: 110 years commemoration

On 12 Novem­ber 1921 was ‘Black Tues­day’, when Wai­hi min­er Fred Evans was killed while on strike with 1,500 of his work­mates.
The Wai­hi Min­ers’ Strike was a piv­otal point in Aotearoa New Zealand’s indus­tri­al rela­tions his­to­ry and every year we remem­ber Fred and the sig­nif­i­cant impact of the strike.

War on the Wharves VII — 12 October 2022

Mar­itime Unions of Aus­tralia and New Zealand have come togeth­er with a char­i­ty box­ing event “War on The Wharves” rep­re­sent­ed by their mem­bers to raise dona­tions for Souths Cares. Live stream here.

Maritimes magazine September 2022

News and views from the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand

Ports of Auckland must not be privatized

Ports must remain in the full own­er­ship of Auck­land Coun­cil.

Automation report confirms total debacle with failed Ports of Auckland project

A new report into the fail­ure of the automa­tion project at Ports of Auck­land Lim­it­ed (POAL) is a shock­ing indict­ment of pre­vi­ous man­age­ment. What can be learned?

New container service sees New Zealand shipping going from strength to strength

New Zealand coastal ship­ping is on an unprece­dent­ed growth curve as anoth­er New Zealand crewed ship comes onto the New Zealand coast.

Maritime workers back locked out Kawerau pulp and paper workers

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand is back­ing locked out pulp and paper work­ers at the Essi­ty plant in Kaw­er­au.