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!

You are appreciated for the heart and effort you put in, even if this clueless short-sightedness of this government does not recognise efforts to keep Aotearoa functioning as a cohesive society. Forcing cuts in this timeframe has lead to poor departmental decisionmaking, has not allowed adequate spreading of the impact and does not recognise the reality of the increased scope and complexity of what the public service does in this unequal times. This injustice will continue to be protested by myself and others.

Of all those around me facing job uncertainty, it is not the execs at the top - those paid 3x more than the rest of us who display far less competence and capability than those loosing their jobs. It is the ones I see working diligently, going above and beyond, putting out corporate fires and often without the recognition they deserve. Ka nui te aroha ki a koutou. And to those execs in positions of power making these decisions, perhaps stop dehumanising PEOPLE by referring to 'roles' and acknowledge these are human beings, parents, family members and people who have given years to your departments. If you reduced 'roles' by removing the incompetent ones and kept those who truly contributed, you would be far better off.

How long before there are no workers left? These people have families they need to provide for. No redundancy package can replace the security of paid employment.

My heart goes out to all the workers affected in these slash and burn times. Nothing gets done without the amazing work of you great people. Our miniscule "tax cut" is being paid for on the back of all these restructurings and it is appalling. Kia kaha.

Shall I write about the fabulous Medical and Administrative staff at Whangarei Hospital where I recently had not one but two Cataract procedures on my left eye? The MSD Staff who helped me with Travel Allowance for Counseling? The amazing MSD clerk/telephonist who scoured the country for a bar fridge to suit my solar electric system when I needed a new refrigerator? There are so many stories of competent, caring public servants I find it beyond belief and shameful that we are laying them off like this : to the point where I withdraw my 'Consent to be Governed' from this National-ACT-NZFirst aka NACTZ1 Coalition government. AOTEAROA New Zealand should be creating MORE Public Service employment during a recession.

Thank you all for the valuable contribution you've made to our country. Sending support and empathy, along with the hope for a brighter future for us all. Meanwhile, we're right behind you!

The Public Service will be key to turning our economy around. So much of the current rhetoric around slashing spending is contrary to what was promised on the election trail- we need our public servants to support us when times are tough. Tax cuts for the rich at the cost of services for the poor are a step in the wrong direction. I will be there to march with our Public Servants when the time comes! Thankyou for your hard work in making NZ the amazing place it is today, and know that this government doesnt speak for everyone- you still have allies!

Your work and you are valuable, don't let this fascist govt steal your wellbeing. Kia kaha!

Perhaps a little more thought and exploration of alternatives could have been applied.It does not take much”business acumen” to fire people.

These massive layoffs of public service employees is harming individuals and their families but it is also fueling a recession that could have been softened with government investment in people, programmes, and services. The current government is following the UK stagnation economic model rather than a growth model, which the US is going with. Tax cuts for the few or investment for the future? This government has made the wrong choice and time will confirm it!

I find these Job cuts disgusting public servants are not wasteful spending they are hardworking kiwis who wants to get by I love the public services they deserve better

Public service workers are the backbone of all societies. Without them we simply could not function. The attacks by Van Velden with the repeal of all FPA along with the reintroduction of 90 day trial periods is an assault on all workers, but especially those on an already low wage. It is criminal that the years of hard work and battling by the late Helen Kelly has been attacked by the fresh faced sociopath Brooke Van Velden.

This whole brutal and arbitrary cull of public servants for the sake of a few measly tax cuts has nobody fooled and everyone alarmed at what will happen once there is nobody there doing your roles. Hang in, when things fall apart and they have a mad scramble to get you back demand a better salary!

Thank you for your mahi, it impacts every area of our lives. We have your back.

We love you all so much!

Thank you to every one of you working in our public services. You keep Aotearoa running day to day and from crisis to crisis. You are not invisible and we need you. With our increasing population growth and challenges from storms to pandemics we need to be investing more in our Public Services not depleting them. Kia kaha

Public and community service workers do work that is often invisible and taken for granted until not there anymore or we have to pay for it. Thank you for providing us all with safe food, income support, healthy homes, road safety, border protection, digital security, passports, safe work standards and work safety inspections, safe water testing, clean air....the list goes on. Your work is what creates a better future for us.

Our public servants are there for every crisis, every health issue, every natural disaster, every time someone is vulnerable and alone - the list goes on and on. If we don't invest in our public servants, we are not investing in Aotearoa.