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Family Planning Workers Vote To Strike
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 11:09 am | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says around 100 of its members working for the Family Planning Association (FPA) as nurses, medical receptionists/administrators and health promoters have voted to strike from 7.00am on 16 February to 7.00am on ... More >>
Te Rūnanga Mourns The Passing Of Tōhuna Tipua Dr Rose Pere
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 1:49 pm | NZNO
Te Rūnanga o Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa/New Zealand Nurses Organisation mourns the passing of Dr Rose Pere, revered tōhuna tipua and leader for the revitalisation of indigenous knowledge and life throughout the world. Te Rūnanga Tumu whakarae ... More >>
NZNO Considering Action To Remove Unsafe MIQ Workers
Friday, 13 November 2020, 2:11 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) remains greatly concerned at the lack of action by DHBs, the Ministry of Health and MBIE to protect its members working in Government MIQs. The union and professional organisation is now considering strongly ... More >>
Striking Primary Health Care Workers Just Want Due Respect
Monday, 9 November 2020, 10:39 am | NZNO
Primary Health Care (PHC) nurses and administration/reception staff say all they are asking for is their due respect and to receive equal pay with their DHB colleagues for work of equal value. Around 3200 PHC members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation ... More >>
NZNO Escalates Primary Health Care Strike Action
Friday, 23 October 2020, 1:44 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) has issued a strike notice today covering some 3200 Primary Health Care (PHC) nurses and receptionist/administration staff across more than 500 practices and accident/medical centres nationwide. The first ... More >>
Mediation Last Chance To Avoid Strike, Says NZNO
Friday, 28 August 2020, 2:43 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says mediation, scheduled for 1 September, is the last chance to resolve the impasse that has led to scheduled strike action on 3 September. NZNO issued a strike notice covering some 3200 Primary Health Care ... More >>
De-valuing Of Nursing Deeply Worrying
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 12:09 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s (NZNO’s) College of Emergency Nurses (CENNZ) says the de-valuing of the nursing role evident in recent moves by the Canterbury DHB (CDHB) are deeply worrying, and that all New Zealanders should be concerned. ... More >>
Primary Health Care Strike Ballot Underway
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 3:04 pm | NZNO
More than 3400 Primary Health Care nurses and medical receptionists/administrators across more than 500 practices and accident and medical centres will commence a ballot for strike action today. The ballot will run until Wednesday 12 August and is for ... More >>
Campaign Demands Mandatory Minimum Staffing Numbers In Aged Residential Care
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 2:00 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and E tū, with the support of Grey Power, launched an online open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday pushing for mandatory minimum staffing numbers of nurses and caregivers in relation to resident ... More >>
Primary Health Care Nurses And Staff To Stop Work
Monday, 6 July 2020, 3:42 pm | NZNO
More than 3400 primary health care nurses and medical receptionists/administrators across more than 500 practices and accident and medical centres will stop work for two hours nationwide on Thursday 23 July after mediation to settle their multi-employer ... More >>
NZNO Welcomes Health System Review Report
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 2:11 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says it agrees with the direction proposed in the health system review report released today, and says the changes it suggests have been long awaited. NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says NZNO members have long ... More >>
Primary Health Care Nurses Failed By Funding Lack
Monday, 8 June 2020, 2:55 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) has been negotiating the Primary Health Care Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (PHC MECA) since November last year. However, NZNO Industrial Advisor Chris Wilson says the additional funding needed to achieve ... More >>
NZNO Pays Tribute To Nurses Who Have Died Internationally
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 3:49 pm | NZNO
On the International Day of the Nurse, NZNO is paying tribute to the 301 nurses from 32 countries who have died from their frontline work fighting COVID-19. This is the latest tally from Global Nurses United (GNU), but GNU Co-ordinator Ken Zinn ... More >>
NZNO Celebrates International Day Of The Midwife
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 3:44 pm | NZNO
While NZNO is known mainly for representing nurses, many of its members are also midwives and whakawhānau. We at the union and professional organisation want to acknowledge and celebrate their incredible mahi today, the International Day of the ... More >>
Call For National COVID-19 Response Framework
Friday, 24 April 2020, 2:31 pm | NZNO
NZNO’s College of Emergency Nurses (CENNZ) and College of Critical Care Nurses (NZCCCN) are calling for a standardised national response framework for responding to COVID-19, because they say the country’s Ministry of Health and DHBs continue ... More >>
NZNO Calls For Decisiveness And Unity In COVID-19 Response
Monday, 23 March 2020, 12:35 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is calling for decisiveness in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and says people in Aotearoa New Zealand should be ready to move to alert level 3 or 4 immediately. NZNO Associate Professional Services Manager ... More >>
Rights and obligations during a pandemic
Friday, 7 February 2020, 11:53 am | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is reminding both employers and employees that they have rights and obligations regarding their own safety and the wellbeing of others during a pandemic situation. More >>
Nurse staffing crisis looming for primary health
Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 12:47 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says a crisis is looming in the Primary Health Care Sector (general practices and accident and medical centres) if funding is not increased to allow practice and registered nurse salaries to match those of ... More >>
Celebrating 2020 International Year of the Nurse
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 11:42 am | NZNO
Nurses globally and in New Zealand will join together next year to celebrate the International Year of the Nurse and the global Nursing Now campaign. More >>
Pacific mental health nurse wins NZNO Award of Honour
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 8:17 am | NZNO
The 2019 NZNO Award of Honour was presented tonight to Porirua-based Pacific Nurse Sipaia Kupa at the NZNO Awards Dinner in Wellington. More >>
