Simon Bridges: Auckland Business Chamber CEO on the joint programme with MSD to get people off the Jobseeker benefit
From The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Published 3/5/2026
A new initiative to tackle the ballooning Jobseeker numbers. The Ministry of Social Development is pairing with the Chambers of Commerce to form ChamberWorks, in hopes of plugging a gap in the market. Data from December shows over 223 thousand people on the benefit, and the programme…
