And I include myself in that! Together we are strong, let's keep going with our kaupapa - giving service, looking after people, and striving to make our country a better place for all.

We value your services and the work you do for us, the Government have pushed to many buttons ,lets keep the momentum running while we are all on the boil, dont drop the guards down now, STAND UP FIGHT BACK. Dont be square but be there.

Thank you, public service workers, for your dedication, hard work, and selflessness. Your efforts make our communities stronger and better every day. We appreciate you and the positive impact you bring to our lives. Keep up the amazing work—you are truly valued!

I know it can be a thankless job, unappreciated by both the public and the over-paid management giving you terrible direction. Rest assured that a lot of NZ *does* see when you put in the effort, and we appreciate it! This country, and particularly its vulnerable, cannot thrive without you. Kia kaha.

Chris Luxon wants NZ public services like that in Estonia where it is high tech. Yet in NZ he cuts out the contractors who were employed to do the work for high tech in the public services. They end up on the unemployment and have no redundancies given to them. Budgets are slashed willy nilly there is no money for progress of efficiency in the Social Develop Ministry. These long time contractors have families and mortgages and this Government has made Wellington stagnant for opportunities to be employed. We need a Government that can target inefficiency they are not. Government are knocking out the workers making the public service work well in unity across the country.

All New Zealanders deserve to be part of a society which supports everyone to thrive. Public servants make this possible. Without them we will suffer as a society.

I don't want a tax cut. I want our public servants to be working to help NZers like they were before.

Great work public service workers, many years of diverse government corporation and NGOs spectacularly multiculturalism, more than first impressions count.

"If this be the *COST* of your PRecious "Freedom" and your much-vaunted 'Democracy' ; my God we have paid it TOO DEAR!"

Public servants are the backbone of our country. The way they are being treated by this current government is despicable.... all to give the wealthy more.

I don't want a tax cut. I want a strong public service meeting our society's needs. We know what happened last time and it must not happen again without any strong push back from workers, PSA and the public. I am here waiting for the call. I am here to support you.

Thanks to all the public servants around the motu for the important work you do. Public servants keep New Zealand society functioning. Without public servants, we would not have access to so many of the fundamental things we take for granted that allow us to live decent, modern lives - from healthcare, to education, to environmental protection, to infrastructure planning, to the very statistics we rely on to make public policy.

Thanks to all the people working for the public good to make Aotearoa a better place. So much of the great work you do goes unseen but that shouldn't mean it's unappreciated: from the people who provide financial support every day for those who need it, to the people putting hard work into developing policy on really complex problems, to the ones writing comms so people have access to information and can engage with democracy, to the people doing the admin keeping public organisations running so all those other people can focus on what they need to do. And that's just to name a few! It sucks to see certain politicians - and the people who buy into their rhetoric - devaluing the work that you do and trying to portray it as waste. Your work is valuable; it's the stuff that keeps society functioning, deals with the biggest challenges society faces, and helps improves lives.

Thanks to those unsung heroes, the workers in public and community services, who everyday create a better future for New Zealand. They make sure we can access the healthcare and education we need, keep us safe, protect our environment and help us enjoy it, support those who need our assistance. They help us remain a vibrant, democratic, inclusive and just society, and bring to life the partnership envisaged in Te Tiriti.

So short sighted of a government to be cutting back on essential services that you provide to all of us. The government policies for the public service are an attack on Wellington and particularly on women that make up about 70% of the public service as well as many of the 'backroom' functions that keep our services ticking. Kia kaha! This too shall pass!

I'm sad that public services and their workers are being demonised by this government. Our country would not function without good public services. People are at the heart of everything and i am so sorry for the people who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own

Just wanted to share, you all do really amazing work which is super super important!

Public service workers ensure the smooth running of our nation, without them we will see degradation of services, leading to an increase in chaos.

I want my tax dollars to provide high-value, decent, meaningful work for public servants. I want to receive high-value public services that increase our collective wellbeing as a country. Every single time a right-wing approach cuts public service jobs, those jobs simply get advertised by the private sector at lower salaries/wages and conditions because the work needs to get done somehow. That means my tax dollars pay for an outsourced public service that squeezes pay and conditions in favour of profit. This is an old playbook. We know it doesn't work. I just hope the public servants facing uncertainty and job loss know we see you, we value you and we stand with you despite this government's old, tired approach. Solidarity!