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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 >>

Puberty Blocker Ban Will Hurt Young People: Child And Youth Nurses

Thursday, 20 November 2025, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Puberty blockers have been used safely and cautiously internationally for decades to support transgender young people navigate gender dysphoria," CCYN spokesperson Michael Brenndorfer says. More >>

New Poll Shows Most New Zealanders Believe The Health System Is Broken

Monday, 17 November 2025, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The Talbot Mills Research polled 1020 people, asking them to describe the public health system in one word. More >>

Coroner Warns Short Staffing Creating High Risk Of Catastrophic Event

Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 8:42 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Safe staffing saves lives. Aotearoa New Zealand needs nurse-to-patient ratios now and funding based on patient need, not an arbitrary cost cutting budget set by the Government. More >>

Minister Must Protect The Nursing Council

Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The Minister of Health must protect the integrity of the Nursing Council as the regulator for registered nurses, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO says. The call follows an announcement by the Education Minister Erica Stanford that professional ... More >>

Lack Of Representation A Slap In The Face For Nurses

Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 6:12 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says the first-person patients and whānau often deal with in primary health care is a nurse. More >>

Nurses Vote To Hold Two-Week Safe Staffing Strikes

Friday, 31 October 2025, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Paul Goulter says workers are frustrated that after more than 30 days of bargaining with Te Whatu Ora, their concerns that short staffing is putting patient safety at risk remain unaddressed. More >>

Focus On Broken Primary Care Funding System Overdue

Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The Labour Party today announced a policy to provide all New Zealanders three free GP visits a year, funded through the introduction of a capital gains tax on property. More >>

Historic Strikes To Save Our Essential Public Services

Friday, 17 October 2025, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Essential public service workers including teachers, doctors, principals, nurses, allied health workers, home support workers, school support staff, policy, advisory & specialist workers, Ministry of Education field staff will hold strikes on 23 Oct More >>

New Report Finds Broken Aged Care Sector Harming Our Elderly

Monday, 13 October 2025, 10:19 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO Age Safe committee co-chair and health care assistant (kaiāwhina) Brianna Dynes says residents are missing out on the most basic care because there isn’t enough staff to go around. More >>

Te Whatu Ora Nurses, Midwives, Health Care Assistants And Kaimahi Hauora Vote To Strike On 23 October

Friday, 3 October 2025, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO members today voted to hold a four-hour strike from 11am to 3pm on Thursday 23 October. More >>

Iwi And Māori Providers Struggling To Retain Nurses

Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 7:03 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

To keep up with projected growth of the Māori population, the number of nurses working for Iwi and Māori providers would need to rise from 551 FTEs to 679, a rise of 128. More >>

Cancer, Heart And Trauma Patients Face The Most Understaffed Wards

Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 7:00 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO President Anne Daniels says cancer and cardiovascular wards were the most understaffed with 49% of all shifts (page 25, table 10) having inadequate staffing to meet safe staffing requirements set out under the Care Capacity Demand Management programme. More >>

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