Two articles on RNZ news online today sights how things are going on the employment front in NZ.
First off is NZTA revoking 440 commercial driving licenses. An audit of overseas drivers licences, accepted by the same body over the years, has found anomaly. Most of these drivers have been driving our roads for a number of years. Now, they have no license and no job.
Second off is the plight students are finding themselves seeking work over the summer break. The task sees hundreds of applicants applying for a single advertised job. No surprise there. Almost anyone looking for a job, has that problem.
Two very different scenarios, but the outcome is the same. Christmas is probably not being delivered to many, one way or the other.

Luxon says get off the couch and get a job. A Tui Beer advt would say
"Yeah Right"

Back on Track ain't cutting it anymore Luxon. BS is getting in the way.

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Truck driver industry crackdown coming in budget to target ‘Drivers Inc.’ – National

The federal government is promising to crack down on allegations of widespread fraud in the trucking industry, a…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/219612/

13 truckers parked side by side in the middle of the night to save a life

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/13-truckers-parked-side-by-side-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-save-a-life-ex1

Sikh Truck Drivers in the US Face Backlash After Fatal Crash in Florida

Sikh truck drivers, a significant part of America's trucking industry, are facing fear and harassment following a tragic accident in Florida. On August 12, Harjinder Singh, an Indian-born truck driver, caused a fatal crash on the Florida Turnpike, killing three people. Harjinder, who entered the U.S... [More info]

New visas for commercial #TruckDrivers paused, Rubio says

https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/immigration-trump-rubio-truck-drivers

#TruckDrivers Among #Workers Least Impacted by #AI, Study Finds

Unlike other workers, who are asking AI to complete tasks for them daily, #truckers just aren't turning to the #tech for help.

https://tech.co/news/ai-wont-replace-truckers

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Among the latter is #BikeLeague’s new video series — Camiones Grandes y Bicicletas / Big Trucks and Bikes. https://bikeleague.org/new-video-series-big-trucks-and-bikes-educating-truck-drivers-to-save-lives/ It is dedicated to the memory of Sarah Debbink Langenkamp, a U.S. diplomat who had been safely evacuated from Ukraine in summer 2022, then killed weeks later while biking home in Bethesda, Maryland. https://www.npr.org/2022/11/18/1137817706/she-was-a-diplomat-in-ukraine-when-war-came-in-a-u-s-suburb-a-truck-took-her-lif

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