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Napier Port automation may come at high cost

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand says the intro­duc­tion of self-dri­ving trucks at Port of Napi­er is a risky move, cit­ing the dis­as­trous con­se­quences of the Ports of Auck­land (POAL) automa­tion project as a cau­tion­ary tale for the indus­try.

Maritime Union and Port of Auckland Launch Landmark Initiative to Combat Stevedore Fatigue

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and Port of Auck­land Lim­it­ed have embarked on a jour­ney to devel­op a world-class Fatigue Risk Man­age­ment Sys­tem, aimed at pro­tect­ing the health and safe­ty of port work­ers.

World Maritime Day a Reminder of the Essential Workers Who Keep New Zealand Moving

On World Mar­itime Day (Thurs­day 25 Sep­tem­ber), the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) is call­ing for greater recog­ni­tion for the invis­i­ble work­force of sea­far­ers and water­front work­ers who form the back­bone of the nation’s econ­o­my.

Ra Whakamana national day of solidarity 28 October 2025

MUNZ is call­ing on mar­itime work­ers and their whanau to join mass mobil­i­sa­tions for Ra Whaka­mana, a nation­al day of sol­i­dar­i­ty on 28 Octo­ber 2025, to reaf­firm the tino ran­gati­ratan­ga of Tan­ga­ta When­ua and pro­tect the rights and well­be­ing of all work­ers.

Women’s Day of Action 20 September 2025

132 years after women secured the right to vote in Aotearoa, we’ll be gath­er­ing again in strength and sol­i­dar­i­ty. On Sat­ur­day 20th Sep­tem­ber, there’ll be a range of actions across the coun­try.

Glaring Omission of Ports in Major Infrastructure Report

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand is wel­com­ing the release of the New Zealand Infra­struc­ture Commission’s new report, but says it has a glar­ing omis­sion by ignor­ing the coun­try’s ports and mar­itime sec­tor.

Maritime Union Honours Merchant Navy Sacrifice

As New Zealand pre­pares to com­mem­o­rate Mer­chant Navy Day tomor­row, 3 Sep­tem­ber 2025, the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) is pay­ing trib­ute to the sac­ri­fice of mer­chant sea­far­ers in times of war, while issu­ing a warn­ing about our cur­rent mar­itime vul­ner­a­bil­i­ty.

‘Port productivity’ has answers that corporate interests would rather ignore

New Zealand’s sup­ply chain vul­ner­a­bil­i­ty has its roots in the lack of a nation­al ports and coastal ship­ping strat­e­gy.

Court Decision creates major concerns for Lyttelton port workforce

Lyt­tel­ton port work­ers are dis­ap­point­ed with an Employ­ment Court rul­ing that allows Lyt­tel­ton Port Com­pa­ny (LPC) to pro­ceed with a restruc­ture that will remove high­ly expe­ri­enced fore­men from the water­front.

Tripartite Accord positive step for Auckland

Mak­ing the most of Auckland’s port and water­front is a step clos­er with for­mal approval of a Tri­par­tite Accord between Auck­land Coun­cil, the Port of Auck­land Lim­it­ed and port work­ers rep­re­sent­ed by the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand.