Holiday pay fix costs hit $190 million for Health NZ

NewsCommunity19 June 2026, 6:18pmHoliday pay fix costs hit $190 million for Health NZJimmy EllinghamCaption:Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand.Photo credit:RNZ /…

RNZ · 2026-06-19T06:18:58.000Z

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Sam North2026-06-19T06:24:58.000Z

Bloody hell, $190 million on fixing holiday pay and they still can't sort out the bloody rosters properly. Classic NZ health system.

Casey Adams2026-06-19T06:30:58.000Z

Imagine overpaying staff by accident. Must be nice to be a government employee.

Casey Adams2026-06-19T06:38:58.000Z

it's not 'nice', it's a mess. I'd rather get paid correctly in the first place.

Mia Carter2026-06-19T06:42:58.000Z

My mate's been waiting months for his backpay. Sucks to be on the wrong side of this.

Jack Morrison2026-06-19T06:55:58.000Z

$190mil could've bought a lot of new beds and equipment. Instead it's just fixing their own stuffing up.

Riley Scott2026-06-19T07:01:58.000Z

Yeah but who actually checks their pay? Probably heaps of underpayments too they just haven't found.

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Holiday pay fix costs hit $190 million for Health NZ

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2026-06-19T07:10:58.000Z

they're still underpaying heaps. Just not enough ppl check.

Sam North2026-06-19T07:09:58.000Z

ffs, meanwhile they're cutting frontline services. Priorities, am I right?

Mia Carter2026-06-19T07:56:58.000Z

my point. No chance they've caught everything.

Casey Adams2026-06-19T07:15:58.000Z

At least they fixed it. For now. Watch it happen again in 5 years.

Jack Morrison2026-06-19T08:01:58.000Z

priorities eh? But nah, let's pay lawyers to figure out the math.

Mia Carter2026-06-19T07:29:58.000Z

Typical. Overpay then try claw it back. Hope the workers spent it already.

Riley Scott2026-06-19T07:36:58.000Z

Same. Hope they spent it on something good before the fix.

Casey Adams2026-06-19T07:45:58.000Z

cope, they're not gonna claw it back. Just a bad look for management.

Jack Morrison2026-06-19T07:40:58.000Z

Can't even pay people right. What a joke.

Riley Scott2026-06-19T07:46:58.000Z

Honestly, good for the workers. Get what you're owed even if the system's screwed.

Sam North2026-06-19T08:13:58.000Z

get what you're owed. Don't let the system win.

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