Trade Union Statements:

Maritime Union vows to fight Lyttelton Port privatisation plans.

5/6/26

https://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2026/06/maritime-union-vows-to-fight-lyttelton-port-privatisation-plans/

Union warns against rumoured Lyttelton Port privatisation.

8/6/26

https://transporttalk.co.nz/news/union-warns-against-rumoured-lyttelton-port-privatisation

Unions blast covert plans to privatise Lyttelton Port.

18/6/26

https://business.scoop.co.nz/2026/06/18/unions-blast-covert-plans-to-privatise-lyttelton-port/

Unions urge councillors to rewrite rules protecting Lyttelton Port.

24/6/26

https://www.thepress.co.nz/business/361031247/unions-urge-councillors-rewrite-rules-protecting-lyttelton-port

“New Zealand’s port workers and unions are braced to fight an attempted takeover of Lyttelton Port in Christchurch which they say will strip the local community of its wealth and lead to widespread job losses – and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is backing them to the hilt.” - 29/6/26

https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/dp-world-lease-threatens-jobs-safety-community-new-zealand-unions-warn