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Auckland Theatre Nurses Strike Over Unpaid Overtime Claim

Friday, 18 April 2025, 11:05 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

About 370 perioperative (which includes preoperative, theatre and postoperative) nurses working at Auckland City Hospital, Starship Hospital and Greenlane Clinical Centre will strike for two hours on 1 May. More >>

Nelson’s Hands-on Message To Te Whatu Ora Over Patient Safety

Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO delegate Amanda Field says the Government’s failure to adequately fund healthcare means management of Nelson Hospital is being forced to make difficult decisions that hurt both patients and staff. More >>

Nurses Call For Immediate Halt To Police Withdrawal

Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:45 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Phase Two of the changes come into effect on Monday (14 April) but police have delayed the starting date in all but five districts, saying other areas are not ready. The new phased roll out is the second time police have rescheduled the changes. More >>

Nurses’ Union Backs Call To Scrap Anti-Treaty Bill

Friday, 4 April 2025, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Parliament's Justice Committee has released its report into the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and has recommended it does not proceed. More >>

Te Whatu Ora Restructuring Creating Danger To Patient Health

Friday, 4 April 2025, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Chief executive Paul Goulter says NZNO members are disillusioned as critical events and serious issues continue to occur daily at Te Whatu Ora services. More >>

Exhausted Bupa Aged Care Workers Take A Stand Against Proposed Cuts

Monday, 31 March 2025, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The rally is part of a response to proposed nationwide changes by BUPA and other major aged care providers which will cut nurses’ and caregivers’ hours and increase workloads - putting the health and safety of elderly and frail residents at risk. More >>

Primary Health Care Wage Agreement Reached But Pay Parity Still Needed To Retain Nurses

Monday, 24 March 2025, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO’s College of Primary Health Care Nurses chair Tracey Morgan says there was overwhelming support for the Multi Employment Collective Agreement offer for an immediate increase of 5% followed by a further 3% in July. More >>

Nurses Call To Revive Pay Equity Claims

Friday, 7 March 2025, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO President Anne Daniels says there are many hurdles to cross before women in Aotearoa are paid fairly and equally. More >>

Nurses Call For Bowel Screening Changes To Be Reversed

Thursday, 6 March 2025, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Bowel Cancer New Zealand has said removing the younger screening eligibility would result in 100,000 Māori and Pacific people aged 50 not getting earlier screening. These people are at greater risk of having later stage bowel cancer when they are ... More >>

Prime Minister Uninformed To Suggest Nurses Replace Doctors - NZNO

Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO’s College of Primary Health Care Nurses chair Tracey Morgan says the Prime Minister’s comments shows a complete lack of understanding about how frontline primary and community care best operate. More >>

New Report Highlights The Need For Culturally Safe Māori Nursing Ratios

Thursday, 6 February 2025, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The report Kaupapa Māori Culturally Safe Staffing Ratios: Māori nursing leaders’ perspectives was released at Waitangi by NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku. More >>

Proper Funding Of Primary Care Nurses Key To Kiwis Getting Into GPs

Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO’s New Zealand College of Primary Health Care Nurses chair Tracey Morgan says the Coalition Government’s focus on the health sector is misdirected. More >>

Time For The Government To Address Challenges Faced By Health Sector - NZNO

Sunday, 19 January 2025, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO chief executive Paul Goulter says it doesn’t matter to patients who the minister of health is. What matters to New Zealanders is that the Government accepts its responsibility to ensure we have an equitable health system that works for all New Zealanders. More >>

Stab-proof Vests For Mental Health Nurses?

Thursday, 16 January 2025, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO and the Public Service Association (PSA) - which both have members who are mental health workers - are calling for a full investigation into the incident by Te Whatu Ora and WorkSafe, and for the matter to be referred to the Health Quality Safety ... More >>

"She Bled For Our People" - Nurses Pay Tribute To Dame Tariana Turia

Monday, 6 January 2025, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Kerri Nuku said the sacrifices Dame Turia made to advance Māori health, and Māori rights, would not be forgotten by the Māori nursing community. More >>

Hawkes Bay/Canterbury/West Coast NZNO Members To Strike Tomorrow

Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) members fear Te Whatu Ora’s plans to pause a key component of its safe staffing programme put patient and whānau safety and wellbeing at risk. More >>

Wellington NZNO Members To Strike Tomorrow

Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 11:41 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO Wellington delegate and spokesperson Jinty Graham says understaffing means nurses are under constant stress trying to perform their duties. More >>

Waikato/Waitemata/Taranaki/Northland NZNO Members To Strike Tomorrow

Monday, 16 December 2024, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO members fear Te Whatu Ora’s plans to pause a key component of its safe staffing programme put patient and whānau safety and wellbeing at risk. More >>

Hutt Valley/Rotorua/Tauranga NZNO Members To Strike Tomorrow

Thursday, 12 December 2024, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Tauranga delegate Helena Joyce says she is striking because as a nurse she’s witnessed how dangerous understaffing can be. More >>

Counties Manukau/Wairarapa/Whanganui NZNO Members To Strike Tomorrow

Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO members fear Te Whatu Ora’s plans to pause a key component of its safe staffing programme put patient and whānau safety and wellbeing at risk. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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