Dom Post has reported on public sector job cuts today, giving exact numbers of jobs lost at different agencies since the beginning of the government's "belt-tightening" push.

* Inland Revenue Department - 467
* Health Ministry - 201
* Social Development Ministry - 201
* DOC - 104
* State Services Commission - 89
* Te Puni Kokiri - 75
* Agriculture, Forestry Ministry - 64
* Education Ministry - 46
* Fisheries Ministry - 44
* Statistics New Zealand - 43

(From State services lose 1500 jobs in a year.)

The newspaper also reports that 130 jobs are set to go at Ministry of Health, as the result of a proposed restructure to improve efficiencies.