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Health Ministers and Union agree on tobacco company lobbying
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation congratulates Health Ministers Tony Ryall and Tariana Turia on their firm stand on tobacco control in the face of British American Tobacco's (BAT) campaign to advertise and lobby against plain packaging of cigarettes ... More >>
Inaugural Conference To Focus On The Future Of Health
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation is proud to support the Inaugural Conference of the NZ College of Primary Health Care Nurses conference to be held 10 – 12 August at Claudelands conference centre in Hamilton. More >>
Slave wages cause rest home workers to strike
Monday, 16 July 2012, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Close to 70 members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and the Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota (SFWU) employed at Aranui Home and Hospital start three days of industrial action on Tuesday 17 July. More >>
Children must be the priority say nurses
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
As one of the 72 organisations to contribute their submission to Unicef to collate, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) strongly supports the themes outlined in the ‘What will it take’ paper. It is essential that the government take note ... More >>
A sick budget - New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Friday, 25 May 2012, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) analysis of the health budget released yesterday shows that the Government has not prioritised a healthy New Zealand. More >>
Nurses Day spotlights NZ Primary Healthcare Nurses
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
With International Nurses Day approaching on May 12th the New Zealand College of Primary Health Care Nurses, NZNO is keen to showcase the amazing service community nurses provide and the shift in nursing patterns. More >>
Whanganui/Palmerston North must keep women’s health services
Friday, 30 March 2012, 10:20 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is concerned that a proposal to shut down specialist maternity services in Whanganui and move them to Palmerston North will be a disaster for women, babies and their whanau who live in the area. More >>
Oceania care workers step up strike action
Monday, 5 March 2012, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Following failed mediation earlier today, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota (SFWU) announced a further round of strike action involving up to 1500 Oceania workers to take place this Wednesday, ... More >>
Fewer mistakes happen in hospitals which are safely staffed
Monday, 20 February 2012, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The best way of improving quality and safety in New Zealand hospitals is to learn from the serious and sentinel events that occur each year, according to the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO). More >>
Pay equity boost for Australian workers – we need same in NZ
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) congratulates low paid Australian workers in female dominated areas like aged care who will receive big pay rises after an historic equal pay decision by the Fair Work Australia workplace tribunal. More >>
No place for the private sector in public hospitals
Friday, 23 December 2011, 11:36 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) urges Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) not to review the research and decline the option offered by Minister of Health Tony Ryall to rebuild Christchurch and Burwood hospitals using public-private partnerships ... More >>
Nurses welcome Housing Affordability report
Friday, 16 December 2011, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Media release 16 December 2011 Nurses welcome Housing Affordability report The New Zealand Nurses Organisation supports the findings of the Productivity Commission’s Housing Affordability report that was released today. The report concludes that home ... More >>
Māori Party knows what’s needed in primary health care
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) are delighted to see that a key platform of its manifesto on pay equity for health workers in Māori and Iwi health providers has been taken up by the Māori party. More >>
Labour gets health priorities just right, say nurses
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 11:12 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes the release of the Labour Party’s health policy signalling better utilisation of the nursing workforce. The policy aligns closely with NZNO’s manifesto for the health of all New Zealanders and takes ... More >>
Aged Care Association doesn’t support quality aged care
Friday, 30 September 2011, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says that Martin Taylor and the New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) are misleading New Zealanders when they say more beds are all that’s needed to fix the crisis in rest homes and aged care hospitals. More >>
Politicians Must Act to Provide Quality Care for Older NZers
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and the Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota (SFWU) will be presenting over ten thousand signed charters to politicians on the parliamentary forecourt tomorrow at 12 noon. More >>
Nurses welcome Labour’s commitment to pay equity
Monday, 19 September 2011, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes the release of the Labour Party’s Women’s policy today. The policy outlines Labour’s solutions for equality, opportunity and choice for all women, including closing the gender pay gap, eliminating violence ... More >>
Stop supporting voluntary student membership, nurses urge
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is urging the Government to stop supporting the ACT Party’s Bill that would end universal membership of students’ associations. More >>
Workers in aged care sector deserve more
Monday, 8 August 2011, 9:23 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and the Service and Food Workers Union: Ngā Ringa Tota (SFWU) are preparing to go into negotiations next week with the two biggest residential aged care providers in New Zealand, Oceania and Bupa. NZNO and ... More >>
Extra funding towards healthy workplaces welcomed by nurses
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes the Health Minister’s announcement today of an extra $800,000 over two years to support the implementation of Care Capacity Demand Management programmes in DHBs. More >>
