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Magical Thinking On Hospital Projects: NZNO
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
NZNO Primary Health Care Nurses College chair Tracey Morgan says the Coalition Government has "utterly failed" to address the crisis in primary and community care which is leaving New Zealanders unable to see their GPs when they need to. More >>
Assault Reignites Christchurch Hospital Parking Woes
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Staff are reportedly walking to their cars because they’re made to wait 30 minutes or more after working the late shift for the shuttle to arrive. Staff don’t feel safe walking to cars after their shift or early morning in the dark, but they’re ... More >>
Hui To Further Raise Awareness On Health Woes
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Every sector of the health system is crumbling around health workers’ ears. The Government is not providing adequate funding for safe staffing, and they are disguising their frontline hiring freeze. More >>
Struggling Hospice Nurses Shattered By Pay Equity Changes
Monday, 12 May 2025, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
NZNO delegate and hospice nurse Donna Burnett says hospice nurses are demoralised and angered by last week’s announcement. More >>
Pay Equity Changes An Attack On Women: NZNO
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
NZNO chief executive Paul Goulter says nurses will be outraged that historical gender discrimination will not be addressed so the Government can save money. More >>
Auckland Theatre Nurses To Strike Tomorrow
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
NZNO delegate and perioperative nurse Alissa Baker says nurses are standing up against involuntary overtime. This stand is part of the current collective agreement bargaining between NZNO and Te Whatu Ora. More >>
History Shows Patients At Risk From Physician Associates
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The introduction of physician associates is an unnecessary quick and cheap fix to the doctor shortage when we have a competent and experienced nurse practitioner workforce available to do this work. More >>
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 >>
