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A Year After Pay Equity Gutted, Hardworking Nurses Even Worse Off
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 8:58 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO last September became the first organisation to file claims under the new system, despite the almost impossibly high thresholds required. More >>
Hands Around The Hospital And School To Mark International Workers' Day
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
In Wellington, nurses, teachers, students and whānau will be joining hands from Newtown School to Wellington Regional Hospital to show their support for essential workers. More >>
Heartbreaking Tragedies Were Avoidable
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The analysis by Stuff into the deaths which date back to 2016 also found staffing issues were identified in a further five cases in which the babies survived but had to be resuscitated and suffered lifelong injuries and disabilities. More >>
NZNO Members To Consider New Offer From Te Whatu Ora
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 6:05 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The NZNO bargaining team will spend the next few weeks speaking with members about the details of the offer, NZNO Chief Executive Paul Goulter says. More >>
Government’s Attack On Māori Health Raised At The UN
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Kerri Nuku said Māori continued to face ongoing systemic racism over their rights to health, equity and self-determination. More >>
Summerset Avonhead & Cavendish Staff Picket Over Proposed Cuts
Monday, 20 April 2026, 9:43 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
If the proposed cuts go ahead, many caregivers will lose working hours and face significant changes to their shift patterns. More >>
Chronic Health Care Assistant Short Staffing Harming Vulnerable Patients
Friday, 10 April 2026, 8:01 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
NZNO delegate and Auckland health care assistant Anamei Graham says understaffing means health care assistants are constantly forced to prioritise their tasks. More >>
NZNO Apologises For Abuses In State Care
Tuesday, 24 March 2026, 10:49 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The apology was made in a video by NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku and published today on the organisation’s website. It has already been shared with survivors and their whānau. More >>
ACT Should Leave Nursing To Professionals And Medical Evidence
Monday, 23 March 2026, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Without culturally safe health care, Māori will continue to suffer poorer health outcomes and lead sicker and shorter lives than other New Zealanders. More >>
Additional Winter Health Care Workers A Drop In The Ocean Of Need
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
"The capacity for hospitals to meet patient need has been severely depleted after two years of Government cost-cutting and funding to an arbitrary budget." More >>
Questions Over Dilapidated And Cramped Renal Unit Forced To Ration Dialysis
Saturday, 7 March 2026, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
"Simeon Brown claims to put patients first and values nurses. If this is true, he should listen to health workers rather than manage the public health sector based on the 6pm television news bulletin," Paul Goulter says. More >>
Go Purple For Pay Equity This Friday
Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The Go Purple day is in recognition of International Women’s Day on Sunday. The NZNO members will be joined by members from other frontline public service unions. More >>
Te Whatu Ora’s Embarrassing U-Turn Over Proposed Car Park Plan
Thursday, 12 February 2026, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO delegate and Christchurch health care assistant Al Dietschin says NZNO members were angered they weren’t consulted on the draft policy. More >>
NZNO Disgusted By Nurse’s Killing In The US
Monday, 26 January 2026, 6:31 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
We are calling for an immediate stop to ICE’s aggressive and murderous tactics in the US, says Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku. More >>
Not So Festive For ED Nurses, Survey Reveals
Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 10:06 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Nurses constantly raise concerns about the link between patients’ frustrations which lead to abusive behaviour and short staffing in EDs. This survey further highlights the correlation between under-staffing and unsafe staffing. More >>
Nurses Pay Tribute To Dame Poutasi
Saturday, 3 January 2026, 6:17 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
It was her selflessness and deep care for others, no matter who they were, that made her such an amazing leader and person, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says. More >>
Funding Overhaul Needed To Keep Nurses In Primary Care
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 9:57 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
NZNO primary health care spokesperson Tracey Morgan says it’s not surprising 80% of respondents have thought about leaving the sector when 78% say their workload has increased in the past few years. More >>
Crest Hospital Staff Strike Over Collective Disagreement
Monday, 1 December 2025, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Crest Hospital staff, who are members of NZNO, will strike tomorrow (Tuesday, 2 December) over the employer’s refusal to allow lower paid workers to join their collective. Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa New Zealand Nurses Organisation ... More >>
Graduate Nursing Hire Improves But Falls Short For Some
Friday, 28 November 2025, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Te Whatu Ora today committed to employing 1800 of 2200 nursing graduates by 30 June 2026. Offers have been made today to 788 graduates, including 416 who graduated as part of the 2025 mid-year cohort. More >>
Prime Minister Urged To Resolve Impasse In Essential Workers’ Bargaining
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The letter was sent by unions representing teachers, doctors, firefighters, nurses, midwives, health care assistants, principals, education support and field staff, allied health workers, home support workers, and 111 emergency dispatchers. More >>
